Oenothera hispida (Bentham) W.L.Wagner, Hoch, & Zarucchi. Sweet Gaura, Scented Gaura, Drummond's Gaura. Phen: Apr-Oct (-Nov). Hab: Prairies, disturbed areas. Dist: 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, K1, K2, Mex, NcTx; = Oenothera xenogaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch – K3, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007)
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