Oenothera hispida (Bentham) W.L.Wagner, Hoch, & Zarucchi. Common name: Sweet Gaura, Scented Gaura, Drummond's Gaura. Phenology: Apr-Oct (-Nov). Habitat: Prairies, disturbed areas. Distribution: AR south to LA, TX, and Mexico (BCN, BCS, COA, DGO, GTO, HGO, MEX, MIC, NLE, OAX, QRO, SLP, TAM, ZAC); disjunct eastward in e. GA (Kartesz 1999), where apparently introduced.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Wagner, Hoch, & Zarucchi (2015) establish the correct name for this species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA10, K4, Wagner, Hoch, & Zarucchi (2015); = Gaura drummondii (Spach) Torr. & A.Gray — Ar, Mex, NcTx, S13; = Oenothera xenogaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch — Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007). Basionym: Gaura hispida Benth. 1849
Links to other floras: = Oenothera hispida - FNA10
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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