Oenothera perennis
A species in the Onagraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
- Species
- Oenothera perennis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1759
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Oenothera perennis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Kneiffia gracilisName author: (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Bartl.
- Kneiffia michauxiiName author: Spach
- Kneiffia perennisName author: (L.) Pennell
- Kneiffia pumilaName author: Spach
- Oenothera chrysanthaName author: Michx.
- Oenothera gracilisName author: Schrad. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Oenothera perennis f. rectipilisName author: (S.F.Blake) B.Boivin
- Oenothera perennis var. perennisName author: Not supplied
- Oenothera perennis var. rectipilisName author: (S.F.Blake) S.F.Blake
- Oenothera perennis var. typicaName author: Munz
- Oenothera pumilaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Oenothera pumila var. chrysanthaName author: Gordinier & Howe
- Oenothera pumila var. minimaName author: Lehm. ex Hook.
- Oenothera pumila var. pusillaName author: (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Oenothera pumila var. rectipilisName author: S.F.Blake
- Oenothera pusillaName author: Michx.
- Oenothera ripariaName author: Lehm.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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