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””’Oenothera filiformis””’, the ”’longflower beeblossom”’, is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Onagraceae]].<ref name=”OEFI2″ >{{cite web |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEFI2 |title=””Oenothera filiformis” (Small) W.L. Wagner & Hoch |author=<!–Not stated–> |date=20 April 2023 |website=Plant Database |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |access-date=28 November 2023 |quote=Longflower Beeblossom, Longflower Gaura, Large-flowered Gaura, Kearney Gaura, Tall Gaura }}</ref> It is native to the central United States.<ref name=”POWO” /> An annual, biennial, or perennial, it can reach {{cvt|12|ft|m}} tall.<ref name=”OEFI2″ /> It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.<ref name=”GoBot”>{{Cite web |title=””Oenothera filiformis” (bee-blossom): Go Botany |url=https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/oenothera/filiformis/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org}}</ref> Flowers have four petals that are white or pink to red in color.<ref name=”GoBot” /> |
””’Oenothera filiformis””’, the ”’longflower beeblossom”’, is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Onagraceae]].<ref name=”OEFI2″ >{{cite web |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEFI2 |title=””Oenothera filiformis” (Small) W.L. Wagner & Hoch |author=<!–Not stated–> |date=20 April 2023 |website=Plant Database |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |access-date=28 November 2023 |quote=Longflower Beeblossom, Longflower Gaura, Large-flowered Gaura, Kearney Gaura, Tall Gaura }}</ref> It is native to the central United States.<ref name=”POWO” /> An annual, biennial, or perennial, it can reach {{cvt|12|ft|m}} tall.<ref name=”OEFI2″ /> It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.<ref name=”GoBot”>{{Cite web |title=””Oenothera filiformis” (bee-blossom): Go Botany |url=https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/oenothera/filiformis/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org}}</ref> Flowers have four petals that are white or pink to red in color.<ref name=”GoBot” /> |
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”Oenothera filiformis” was scientifically described [[John Kunkel Small]] in 1898 and named ”Gaura filiformis”. In 2007 it was moved to the genus ”[[Oenothera]]” by the botanists [[Warren Lambert Wagner]] and Peter Coonan Hoch. It has no accepted [[subspecies]] or [[Variety (botany)|varieties]] according to [[Plants of the World Online]].<ref name=”POWO” /> |
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Revision as of 22:48, 12 September 2025
Plant species in the evening primrose family
Oenothera filiformis, the longflower beeblossom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae.[2] It is native to the central United States.[1] An annual, biennial, or perennial, it can reach 12 ft (3.7 m) tall.[2] It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.[3] Flowers have four petals that are white or pink to red in color.[3]
Taxonomy
Oenothera filiformis was scientifically described John Kunkel Small in 1898 and named Gaura filiformis. In 2007 it was moved to the genus Oenothera by the botanists Warren Lambert Wagner and Peter Coonan Hoch. It has no accepted subspecies or varieties according to Plants of the World Online.[1]
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