Taxon:  Oenothera fruticosa L. subsp. glauca (Michx.) Straley



Summary
Genus:
Oenothera
Section:
Kneiffia
Family:
Onagraceae
Subfamily:
Onagroideae
Tribe:
Onagreae
Nomen number:
100631
Place of publication:
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403.  1978 ("1977")
Comment:
an incorrect, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN Art. 52.4), although not illegitimate, as Straley should have transferred the autonym O. tetragona subsp. tetragona (Shenzhen ICN Art. 11.6)
Verified:
02/17/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (4  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Oenothera fruticosa L. (2 active accession[s])
Oenothera fruticosa L. subsp. fruticosa (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Oenothera glauca Michx.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oenothera tetragona Roth

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2. Note: lists as Oenothera pilosella subsp. glauca (Michx.) Straley
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  4. Skvortsov, A. K. 1994. Genus Oenothera (Onagraceae) in the former Soviet Union: taxonomy and distribution. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 99:94. Note: = Oenothera tetragona Roth
  5. Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
  6. Wagner, W. L. et al. 2007. Revised classification of the Onagraceae. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83:165.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswicke.Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2. Note: lists as Oenothera pilosella subsp. glauca (Michx.) Straley
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotias.w.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouris.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianan.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaines.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabaman.e.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgian.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentuckye.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinaw.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolinan.w.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick (e.), Nova Scotia (s.w.), Québec (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Maine (s.), Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Missouri (s.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (n.e.), Delaware, Georgia (n.), Kentucky (e.), Maryland, North Carolina (w.), South Carolina (n.w.), Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)
  1. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2. Note: lists as Oenothera pilosella subsp. glauca (Michx.) Straley
  2. Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:403-408.
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=100631. Accessed 15 April 2026.