Oenothera L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
ICN
Oenothera L.
genus
Oenothera
Classification
Subordinates
- Oenothera affinis
- Oenothera biennis
- Oenothera drummondii
- Oenothera erythrosepala
- Oenothera fruticosa
- Oenothera glazioviana
- Oenothera grandiflora
- Oenothera grandiflora
- Oenothera indecora
- Oenothera lamarckiana
- Oenothera lamarckiana
- Oenothera lindheimeri
- Oenothera longiflora
- Oenothera odorata
- Oenothera parviflora
- Oenothera rosea
- Oenothera speciosa
- Oenothera stricta
- Oenothera suaveolens
- Oenothera tetraptera
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Descriptions
Oenothera L.
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs, caulescent or acaulescent, sometimes almost shrubby. Lvs alternate or in basal rosettes, simple and entire to pinnatisect or 2-pinnate. Fls in terminal leafy spikes, 1 or few in axils of subtending lvs. Axis of fl. produced well beyond ovary to form a prominent deciduous floral tube. Sepals 4, reflexed at anthesis, sometimes white to red. Petals 4, generally large (> 10 mm long), usually yellow, white or pink. Stamens 8, equal or the 4 outer or antisepalous ones longer; anthers usually versatile and not erect. Ovary 4-celled; stigma capitate to 4-lobed. Capsule loculicidal, 4-valved, ± elongated, membranous to woody, free or fused with subtending bract, sometimes winged. Seeds numerous, often angular, occasionally winged.
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
17 November 2015