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Oenothera albicaulis

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Prairie Evening-primrose

G5Secure Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135570
Element CodePDONA0C010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMyrtales
FamilyOnagraceae
GenusOenothera
Other Common Names
Whitest Evening-primrose (EN) whitest evening-primrose (EN)
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-28
Change Date1993-06-28
Edition Date1993-06-28
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
UT (Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, and Wayne counties), OK (6 counties), KS (15 counties), NE (20 counties), WY (7 counties), NM (3 counties), MT (6 counties, SD (12 counties) south to AZ, CO (19 counties), TX (Trans Pecos, s. plains, Panhandle, 11 counties), and Chihuahua.
Occurrences Comments
Common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Blackbrush, spiny hopsage, shadscale, galleta-ricegrass, and pinyon-juniper communities at 1250-1830 m. Sandy prairies, stream valleys, roadsides, waste places.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS1Yes
New YorkSNANo
North DakotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
KansasS3Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (18)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
New Mexico (14)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Goat SpringCibola National Forest5,755
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Madre MountainCibola National Forest19,839
Pueblo MesaSanta Fe National Forest3,540
Scott MesaCibola National Forest39,515
References (5)
  1. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  2. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. The Great Plains Flora Association. 1977. Atlas of the flora of the Great Plains. Iowa State Univ. Press. 600 pp.
  5. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.