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Onagraceae
Oenothera

not marked as a favorite taxon Oenothera curtiflora W.L. Wagner & Hoch. Common name: Small-flowered Gaura, Velvety Gaura, Lizardtail Gaura. Phenology: (Feb-) Apr-Oct. Habitat: Sandy fields, disturbed areas, and clearings. Distribution: Indiana and Illinois west to Washington, south to Mississippi, and Mexico (Puebla); apparently introduced eastward to Massachusetts, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina (the exact eastern edge of the native distribution uncertain).

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Section: Gaura. Subsection: Schizocarya.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Kartesz's (1999) adoption of Gaura mollis as the name for this taxon was rejected (Wagner & Hoch 2000; Brummitt 2001).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Fl4, FNA10, K4, NE, POWO, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); = Gaura mollis E.James — K1, Mex, NS; = Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. — Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, NcTx, Q, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3; > Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. var. lachnocarpa Weath. — Munz (1938), Munz (1965); > Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. var. parviflora — Munz (1938), Munz (1965). Basionym: Oenothera curtiflora W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 "Urbasionym:" Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. 1830

Links to other floras: = Oenothera curtiflora - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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