Taxon:  Oenothera perennis L.



Summary
Genus:
Oenothera
Section:
Kneiffia
Family:
Onagraceae
Subfamily:
Onagroideae
Tribe:
Onagreae
Nomen number:
100616
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:998.  1759
Verified:
02/17/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oenothera gracilis Schrad. ex Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Oenothera pumila L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 181.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  7. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  8. Munz, P. A. 1965. Onagraceae. In: Britton, N. L. et al., eds. ser. 1; C. T. Rogerson, ed. ser. 2, North American flora ser. 2, 5:92. Note: ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972
  9. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  10. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  11. Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsmall sundrops  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)sundrops Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 181.
French (Canada)onagre vivace Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 181.
Swedishdvärgnattljus  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoisn.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowae.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesotae.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinaw.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolinan.w.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennesseen.e.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitobas.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.), Iowa (e.), Minnesota (e.), Missouri, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina (w.), South Carolina (n.w.), Tennessee (n.e.), Virginia]

Reference(s)
  1. Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:414.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100616. Accessed 17 April 2026.