Oenothera suffrutescens (Seringe) W.L. Wagner & Hoch. Common name: Scarlet Gaura. Phenology: Apr-Jun (-Aug). Habitat: Sandy or rocky prairies. Distribution: ON and BC south to MO, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA, and to se. Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA10, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo3, NY; = Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh — C, F, GrPl, NcTx, S13, Tx; = n/a — Il. Basionym: Gaura suffrutescens Moc. & Sessé ex Ser. 1828
Links to other floras: = Oenothera suffrutescens - FNA10
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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