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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Oenothera simulans
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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:
Gaura angustifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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)
Gaura angustifolia
COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Gaura, Southern Beeblossom
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Keith Bradley kab_o_simulans_78169
June Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_o_simulans_77778
July Miami-Dade County FL
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
Petals 3-4, white to pink, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Oenothera simulans
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaura angustifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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)
Gaura angustifolia
4107
Forb
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in open woodlands, sandy fields, roadsides, primarily in the outer Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White to pink
3-4 merous (often mixed on a plant)
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Indehiscent capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!