Oenothera filipes
| Oenothera filipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. filipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera filipes (Spach) W.L.Wagner & Hoch
| |
Oenothera filipes, the slenderstalk beeblossom, is a flowering plant in the genus Oenothera.[1][2] It is a perennial dicot. It is native to parts of the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indiana.[3] It was previously categorized in the genus Gaura.[4]
This species reaches a height of 1.5 meters (approximately 4.9 feet). Its flowers are white to pink in color.[5]
O. filipes has been observed growing in dry and well-drained sandy soils. It requires either full sun or only partial shade.
References
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Oenothera filipes)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Oenothera filipes". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Oenothera filipes (slenderstalk beeblossom)". plants.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "US Wildflower - Slenderstalk Beeblossom, Slender Gaura, Threadstalk Gaura - Gaura filipes". USWildflowers.com.
- ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 754-5. Print.