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Onagraceae
Oenothera

not marked as a favorite taxon Oenothera gaura W.L. Wagner & Hoch. Common name: Biennial Gaura, Northeastern Gaura. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Barrens, glades, woodlands, roadsides, streambanks, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: MA and NY west to WI, se. MN, and IA, south to sw. NC, c. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), sc. TN, and c. IL. Reports from the Gulf and Southern Atlantic Coastal Plain appear to be based on misidentification of O. simulans and O. filiformis.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA10, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Va, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); = Gaura biennis L. — Il, Pa, Q, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, W, WV; = Gaura biennis L. var. biennis — C, F, G, Munz (1938), Munz (1965). Basionym: Oenothera gaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 "Urbasionym:" Gaura biennis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Oenothera gaura - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Oenothera gaura© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Oenothera gaura© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Oenothera gaura© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Oenothera gaura© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Oenothera gaura© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Oenothera gaura© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

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