Taxon:  Oenothera fruticosa L. subsp. fruticosa



Summary
Genus:
Oenothera
Section:
Kneiffia
Family:
Onagraceae
Subfamily:
Onagroideae
Tribe:
Onagreae
Nomen number:
25527
Verified:
02/17/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Oenothera fruticosa L. (2 active accession[s])
Oenothera fruticosa L. subsp. glauca (Michx.) Straley (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  4. 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, 5:87. Note: ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972
  5. Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsundrops  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoiss.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouris.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomae.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianan.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (s.), Missouri (s.), Oklahoma (e.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Straley, G. B. 1977. Systematics of Oenothera sect. Kneiffia (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64:397-403.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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=25527. Accessed 12 May 2026.