Herbarium Specimen Details

Oenothera speciosa
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Family Name Onagraceae
Currently Accepted Name Oenothera speciosa Nutt. - Determined By: Whitson, Maggie (Mary),
Herbarium Name Used Oenothera speciosa
Locality United States. Kentucky, Campbell: In Cold Spring; Field in front of Cold Spring Business Park, along S Highway 27. 39° 0' 35" N 84° 25' 42" W
Description Evening Primrose. Corolla consists of 4 pink petals, several stamens.
Habitat Cold Spring. Along highway 27, 1.9 mi. S of M.L. Collins Blvd intersection. Open field on L, turn on Ripple Creek, and L on Windsor Dr. Cold Spring Business Park. Weedy unmowed field between parking lot & highway. Associated species: crown vetch, vetch, lotus, purple clover & Bradford pear seedlings. N 39º 00.577', W 084º 25.696'
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector Marksberry, Hope J8-3 1/2
with Whitson, Maggie (Mary)
Collection Date
Accession Number 31973000005855
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