Oenothera filipes

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOnagraceae
Family (Traditional)Onagraceae
GenusOenothera
Species:Oenothera filipes (Spach) W. L. Wagner & Hoch
Common NameSlenderstalk Beeblossom
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Petal Number: 4; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 8
StatusNative
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (2)

SynonymFull Citation
Gaura filipes Gaura filipes Spach
Gaura filipes var. major Gaura filipes var. major Torr. & A. Gray

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Edmonson (KY), Hardin (KY), Hart (KY), Hickman (KY), Logan (KY), McCracken (KY), Marion (KY), Pulaski (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Perry (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MTSU, UOS, MEM, UCHT, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0113801 Barren Kentucky 16 Jul 1979 G.P. Johnson
APSC
Oenothera filipes
TENN-V-0158244 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Gaura filipes
TENN-V-0158245 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Gaura filipes
TENN-V-0158243 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Gaura filipes
APSC0079788 Breckinridge Kentucky 18 Aug 1983
APSC
Oenothera filipes
APSC0109259 Bullitt Kentucky 23 Jul 1940 Bishop
APSC
Oenothera filipes
APSC0022917 Bullitt Kentucky 02 Jul 1972 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Oenothera filipes
APSC0022919 Bullitt Kentucky 06 Aug 1972 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Oenothera filipes
APSC0110063 Bullitt Kentucky 02 Aug 1978
APSC
Oenothera filipes
APSC0078962 Bullitt Kentucky 15 Aug 1983
APSC
Oenothera filipes
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Plant Photos

Oenothera filipes - Ashley B. Morris
Oenothera filipes - Ashley B. Morris
Oenothera filipes - Dwayne Estes
Oenothera filipes - Dwayne Estes
Oenothera filipes - Dwayne Estes
Oenothera filipes - Dwayne Estes
Oenothera filipes - Sunny Fleming
Oenothera filipes - Sunny Fleming
Oenothera filipes - Tara Littlefield
Oenothera filipes - Tara Littlefield
Oenothera filipes - Tara Littlefield
Oenothera filipes - Tara Littlefield
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw
Oenothera filipes - Joey Shaw