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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera simulans
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southeastern Gaura at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera simulans
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Oenothera simulans
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera simulans
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gaura angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-04-005:
Gaura angustifolia FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gaura angustifolia
COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Gaura, Southern Bee-blossom
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June Miami-Dade County FL
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July Miami-Dade County FL
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
Petals 3-4, white to pink, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oenothera simulans
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oenothera simulans
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Oenothera simulans
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oenothera simulans
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Gaura angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-04-005:
Gaura angustifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gaura angustifolia
4107
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other open woodlands, sandy fields, roadsides, primarily in the outer Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White to pink
3-4 merous (often mixed on a plant)
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Indehiscent capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p335
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p075
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p057
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p264
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