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Oenothera pilosella

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Meadow Evening-primrose

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152088
Element CodePDONA0C110
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMyrtales
FamilyOnagraceae
GenusOenothera
Other Common Names
meadow evening-primrose (EN) Onagre piloselle (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the broad sense of Oenothera pilosella as treated in Kartesz (1994, 1999) which includes O. pilosella ssp. sessilis; FNA (2021, vol. 10) and Weakley et al. (2023) recognize O. sessilis as a distinct species.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-04-09
Change Date1984-04-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New YorkSNANo
IowaS3Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
VermontSNANo
KentuckyS4Yes
ConnecticutSNANo
MichiganSNANo
VirginiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaS2Yes
MaineSNANo
MississippiSNAYes
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioS2Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.