Biology:Oenothera hartwegii

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Oenothera hartwegii
Calylophus hartwegii (37946701116).jpg
At the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
Hartweg's Sundrop Upper Huachuca Canyon Sierra Vista AZ 2018-08-05 11-02-46 (43106620005).jpg
Near Sierra Vista, Arizona
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. hartwegii
Binomial name
Oenothera hartwegii
Benth.
Synonyms[1]

Oenothera hartwegii (syn. Calylophus hartwegii), Hartweg's sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family Onagraceae.[2] It is native to the desert southwest of the United States, and to northern and western Mexico.[1] A perennial usually 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) tall and 60 cm (24 in) wide, it is used locally as a drought-resistant ground cover.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Oenothera hartwegii subsp. fendleri (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch – Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, northeastern Mexico
  • Oenothera hartwegii subsp. filifolia (Eastw.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch – New Mexico, Texas, northeastern Mexico
  • Oenothera hartwegii subsp. hartwegii – Colorado, Texas, northern and western Mexico
  • Oenothera hartwegii subsp. maccartii (Shinners) W.L.Wagner & Hoch – Texas, northeastern Mexico
  • Oenothera hartwegii subsp. pubescens (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch – Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, northeastern Mexico

References

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