Biology:Oenothera pallida

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Short description: Plant species in the evening primrose family

Oenothera pallida
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Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. pallida
Binomial name
Oenothera pallida
Lindl.
Subspecies[1]
  • Oenothera pallida subsp. trichocalyx Oenothera pallida subsp. latifolia
  • Oenothera pallida subsp. runcinata
  • Oenothera pallida subsp. pallida
Synonyms[1]

Oenothera pallida, the pale evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae.[2] It is native to British Columbia, the western United States, and northern Mexico.[1] Flowers start out white and fade to pink.[2]

Taxonomy

Oenothera pallida was scientifically described and named by John Lindley in 1828. It is part of the genus Oenothera in the Onagraceae family.[1]

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Oenothera pallida subsp. latifolia (Rydb.) Munz – Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming[3]
  • Oenothera pallida subsp. pallida – British Columbia, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming[4]
  • Oenothera pallida subsp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W.E.Klein – Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, northern Mexico[5]
  • Oenothera pallida subsp. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Munz & W.E.Klein – Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming[6]

It has 41 synonyms of the species or one of its four subspecies.[1][3][4][5][6]

Table of Synonyms
Name Year Rank Synonym of: Notes
Anogra cinerea Rydb. 1904 species subsp. latifolia = het.
Anogra gypsophila (Eastw.) A.Heller 1900 species subsp. runcinata = het.
Anogra latifolia (Rydb.) Rydb. 1904 species subsp. latifolia ≡ hom.
Anogra leucotricha Wooton & Standl. 1913 species subsp. runcinata = het.
Anogra pallida (Lindl.) Britton 1894 species O. pallida ≡ hom.
Anogra pallida var. brevifolia (Engelm.) Small 1896 variety subsp. runcinata = het.
Anogra pallida var. latifolia (Rydb.) Small 1896 variety subsp. latifolia ≡ hom.
Anogra pallida var. runcinata (Engelm.) Small 1896 variety subsp. runcinata ≡ hom.
Anogra rhizomata A.Nelson 1899 species subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Anogra runcinata (Engelm.) Wooton & Standl. 1913 species subsp. runcinata ≡ hom.
Anogra trichocalyx (Nutt.) Small 1896 species subsp. trichocalyx ≡ hom.
Anogra violacea A.Nelson 1904 species subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Anogra vreelandii Rydb. 1904 species subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Baumannia douglasiana Spach 1835 species O. pallida ≡ hom., nom. superfl.
Oenothera albicaulis var. brevifolia Engelm. 1862 variety subsp. runcinata = het.
Oenothera albicaulis var. gypsophila Eastw. 1897 variety subsp. runcinata = het.
Oenothera albicaulis var. pallida (Lindl.) H.Lév. 1909 variety O. pallida ≡ hom.
Oenothera albicaulis var. runcinata Engelm. 1862 variety subsp. runcinata ≡ hom.
Oenothera albicaulis var. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Engelm. 1862 variety subsp. trichocalyx ≡ hom.
Oenothera latifolia (Rydb.) Munz 1931 species subsp. latifolia ≡ hom.
Oenothera pallida subsp. gypsophila (Eastw.) Munz & W.E.Klein 1965 subspecies subsp. runcinata = het.
Oenothera pallida var. idahoensis Munz 1931 variety subsp. pallida = het.
Oenothera pallida var. latifolia Rydb. 1895 variety subsp. latifolia ≡ hom.
Oenothera pallida var. runcinata (Engelm.) Cronquist 1992 variety subsp. runcinata ≡ hom.
Oenothera pallida var. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Dorn 1988 variety subsp. trichocalyx ≡ hom.
Oenothera pallida var. typica Munz 1931 variety O. pallida ≡ hom., not validly publ.
Oenothera runcinata (Engelm.) Munz 1931 species subsp. runcinata ≡ hom.
Oenothera runcinata var. brevifolia (Engelm.) Munz 1931 variety subsp. runcinata = het.
Oenothera runcinata var. gypsophila (Eastw.) Munz 1931 variety subsp. runcinata = het.
Oenothera runcinata var. leucotricha (Wooton & Standl.) Munz 1931 variety subsp. runcinata = het.
Oenothera runcinata var. typica Munz 1931 variety subsp. runcinata ≡ hom., not validly publ.
Oenothera tetragona var. latifolia (Rydb.) Fernald 1949 variety subsp. latifolia ≡ hom.
Oenothera tetragona f. latifolia (Rydb.) Munz 1937 form subsp. latifolia ≡ hom.
Oenothera trichocalyx f. acaulis H.Lév. 1909 form subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Oenothera trichocalyx f. albicauloidea H.Lév. 1909 form subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Oenothera trichocalyx f. heterophylla H.Lév. 1909 form subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Oenothera trichocalyx f. mollis H.Lév. 1909 form subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Oenothera trichocalyx f. refracta H.Lév. 1909 form subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Oenothera trichocalyx Nutt. 1840 species subsp. trichocalyx ≡ hom.
Oenothera trichocalyx var. piperi Jeps. 1936 variety subsp. trichocalyx = het.
Oenothera wislizeni H.Lév. 1909 species subsp. runcinata = het.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Oenothera pallida Lindl." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/173245-2. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Oenothera pallida Lindl.". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 20 April 2023. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEPA. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Oenothera pallida subsp. latifolia (Rydb.) Munz" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/173249-2. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Oenothera pallida subsp. pallida" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77224805-1. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Oenothera pallida subsp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W.E.Klein" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/173251-2. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Oenothera pallida subsp. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Munz & W.E.Klein" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/173252-2. 

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