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Synonym: ''Guara filipes'' Spach
 
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Revision as of 10:31, 6 October 2015

Oenothera filipes
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species: O. filipes
Binomial name
Oenothera filipes
(Spach) W.L. Wagner & Hoch
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Natural range of Oenothera filipes from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: slenderstalk beeblossom

Synonym: Guara filipes Spach

Taxonomic notes

Description

Oenothera filipes is a perennial herbaceous species.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

O. filipes occurs in dry or well drained sandy soils and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). It seems to be most common in areas that receive full sun or are only partly shaded (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in longleaf pine flatwoods or sandhills, scrub oak barrens, pine-oak woodlands, and limestone glades (FSU Herbarium). However, it can also appear in areas of disturbed habitat, including roadsides and common use recreational areas (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed to flower and fruit from August to October (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is often maintained by fire (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Gary R. Knight, John B. Nelson, Robert K. Godfrey, E. Tyson, R. D. Houk. Ann F. Johnson, Wilson Baker, R. Komarek, MacClendons, and G. Wilder. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Thomas.