Biology:Oenothera pallida

Oenothera pallida
Close up of flowers
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Oenothera
Species:	O. pallida
Binomial name
Oenothera pallida Lindl.
Synonyms
List Anogra cinerea Rydb. Anogra gypsophila (Eastw.) A.Heller Anogra latifolia (Rydb.) Rydb. Anogra leucotricha Wooton & Standl. Anogra pallida var. brevifolia (Engelm.) Small Anogra pallida var. latifolia (Rydb.) Small Anogra pallida var. runcinata (Engelm.) Small Anogra rhizomata A.Nelson Anogra runcinata (Engelm.) Wooton & Standl. Anogra trichocalyx (Nutt.) Small Anogra violacea A.Nelson Anogra vreelandii Rydb. Oenothera albicaulis var. brevifolia Engelm. Oenothera albicaulis var. gypsophila Eastw. Oenothera albicaulis var. runcinata Engelm. Oenothera albicaulis var. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Engelm. Oenothera latifolia (Rydb.) Munz Oenothera pallida subsp. gypsophila (Eastw.) Munz & W.E.Klein Oenothera pallida var. idahoensis Munz Oenothera pallida var. latifolia Rydb. Oenothera pallida var. runcinata (Engelm.) Cronquist Oenothera pallida var. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Dorn Oenothera runcinata (Engelm.) Munz Oenothera runcinata var. brevifolia (Engelm.) Munz Oenothera runcinata var. gypsophila (Eastw.) Munz Oenothera runcinata var. leucotricha (Wooton & Standl.) Munz Oenothera runcinata var. typica Munz Oenothera tetragona f. latifolia (Rydb.) Munz Oenothera tetragona var. latifolia (Rydb.) Fernald Oenothera trichocalyx Nutt. Oenothera trichocalyx f. acaulis H.Lév. Oenothera trichocalyx f. albicauloidea H.Lév. Oenothera trichocalyx f. heterophylla H.Lév. Oenothera trichocalyx f. mollis H.Lév. Oenothera trichocalyx var. piperi Jeps. Oenothera trichocalyx f. refracta H.Lév. Oenothera wislizeni H.Lév.

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

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:

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

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  Backside of flowers

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  Flowers unfurling

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17601714 entry