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Onagraceae
Oenothera

not marked as a favorite taxon Oenothera serrulata Nuttall. Common name: Plains Sundrops. Phenology: Mar-Sep. Habitat: Riverbanks, prairies. Distribution: Ontario west to Alberta, south to w. Kentucky (Jones 2005), w. Arkansas, s. Texas, s. New Mexico, and s. Arizona.

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Section: Calylophus. Subsection: Calylophus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Sometimes treated as Calylophus serrulatus (see synonymy), but better included in a broadly-circumscribed Oenothera, based on Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, G, Mi, Mo3, NE, POWO, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); = Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven — C, GrPl, Il, K1, NcTx, NS; > Calylophus australis Towner & Raven — Tx; > Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven — Tx; > Meriolix drummondiana (Spach) Small — S13; > Meriolix intermedia Rydberg — S13; > Meriolix serrulata (Nutt.) Walp. — S13; > Meriolix spinulosa (Torr. & A.Gray) — S13; < Oenothera serrulata Nuttall — FNA10, K4. Basionym: Oenothera serrulata Nuttall 1818

Links to other floras: < Oenothera serrulata - FNA10

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