Oenothera curtissii Small. Common name: Florida Evening-primrose. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy fields, other dry disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. SC south to n. peninsular FL, west to s. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Closely related to O. rhombipetala, which is restricted to the Great Plains, with scattered occurrences east to MI, IL, AR, and LA.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA10, K4, WH3, Dietrich & Wagner (1988), Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); = Raimannia curtissii (Small) Rose ex Small — S; < Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray — RAB, Munz (1965), misapplied. Basionym: Oenothera curtissii Small 1913
Links to other floras: = Oenothera curtissii - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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