Oenothera linifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOnagraceae
Family (Traditional)Onagraceae
GenusOenothera
Species:Oenothera linifolia Nutt.
Common NameThreadleaf Evening Primrose
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; 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: Yellow; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Campbell (KY), Christian (KY), Jefferson (KY), Pulaski (KY), Todd (KY), Benton (TN), Cheatham (TN), Fayette (TN), Hardeman (TN), McNairy (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, KNK, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100556438 Cheatham Tennessee 08 Jun 1975 Ronald L. Jones
488
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
31234100556412 Pulaski Kentucky John Richard Abbott
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
31234100556396 Todd Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157582 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157591 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157961 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157580 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
UCHT021052 Wilson Tennessee
UCHT
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0008699 Montgomery Tennessee 20 May 1967 Joe Wallace
5804
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0008701 Benton Tennessee 13 Jun 1992 Edward W. Chester
12711
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157585 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157586 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157581 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157590 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
UCHT021054 Wilson Tennessee
UCHT
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0008697 Montgomery Tennessee 17 Jun 1950 Alfred Clebsch, Floyd Brown, M.M. Provo
Not shown
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
31234100556420 Todd Kentucky Raymond Athey
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
BEREA017378 Jefferson Kentucky
BEREA
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157587 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157588 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157959 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157960 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0008695 Montgomery Tennessee 02 Jun 1970 E.W. Chester
2311
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0041274 Rutherford Tennessee 22 May 1970 Jerry and Carol Baskin
822
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0045441 Wilson Tennessee 15 Jun 2003 Dwayne Estes
4821
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157589 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157584 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0008698 Montgomery Tennessee 09 Jun 1981 Edward W. Chester
81-354
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0056177 Wilson Tennessee 02 Jun 1989 R. Kral
76482
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0008700 Stewart Tennessee 31 May 1993 Edward W. Chester
12974
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
31234100556404 Todd Kentucky Raymond Athey
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
31234100733722 Christian Kentucky Landon E. Mckinney
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
TENN-V-0157583 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Oenothera linifolia
UCHT021053 Wilson Tennessee
UCHT
Oenothera linifolia
31234100733714 Todd Kentucky Rich Hannan
EKY
Oenothera linifolia
BEREA017379 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Oenothera linifolia
31973000016771 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0092303 Todd Kentucky 27 May 1976 Raymond Athey
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
APSC0056212 McNairy Tennessee 23 May 2013 Claude Bailey, Jr.
Not shown
APSC
Oenothera linifolia
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Oenothera linifolia - Theo Witsell
Oenothera linifolia - Theo Witsell
Oenothera linifolia - Theo Witsell
Oenothera linifolia - Theo Witsell