Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona (Sundrops)

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona

Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. tetragona (Roth) W.L. Wagner

Oenothera fruticosa (Michx.) H. Lév. var. glauca

Oenothera glauca Michx.

Kneiffia glauca (Michx.) Spach

Kneiffia hybrida (Michx.) Small

Kneiffia latifolia Rydb.

Kneiffia tetragona (Roth) Pennell

Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

Oenothera fruticosa (Michx.) H. Lév. var. glauca

Oenothera glauca Michx.

Oenothera riparia Nutt.

Oenothera tetragona Roth

Oenothera tetragona Roth var. fraseri (Pursh) Munz

Oenothera tetragona Roth ssp. glauca (Michx.) Munz

Oenothera tetragona Roth var. hybrida (Michx.) Fernald

Oenothera tetragona Roth var. latifolia (Rydb.) Fernald

Oenothera fruticosa L. ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley

Sundrops

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Myrtales	Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others
Family	Onagraceae	Willowherb/evening primrose family
Genus	Oenothera	Derivation uncertain: 1. Greek ονος θηρας (onos theras), or “donkey catcher.” 2. Or οινος θηρας (oinos theras), “wine seeker.” 3. Or Latin oenothera, “a plant whose juices may cause sleep”
Species	fruticosa	From Latin frutex, “a shrub”: shrubby or bushy
ssp.	tetragona	From Greek meaning “bluish-gray,” referring to a “bloom” or whitish powdery covering on leaves

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Oenothera fruticosa ssp. tetragona description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, ME
≈ 6 × 9" (16 × 24 cm)

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, ME
≈ 25 × 17" (63 × 42 cm)

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