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Taxon:  Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt.



Summary
Genus:
Oenothera
Section:
Megapterium
Family:
Onagraceae
Subfamily:
Onagroideae
Tribe:
Onagreae
Nomen number:
100623
Place of publication:
Cat. pl. Upper Louisiana no. 56. 1813
Verified:
09/07/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. subsp. fremontii (S. Watson) W. L. Wagner (0 active accession[s])
Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. subsp. incana (A. Gray) W. L. Wagner (0 active accession[s])
Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. subsp. macrocarpa (0 active accession[s])
Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. subsp. mexicana W. L. Wagner (0 active accession[s])
Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. subsp. oklahomensis (Norton) W. L. Wagner (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oenothera missouriensis Sims
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Cronquist, A. 1957. Fraser's Catalogue again. Rhodora 59:100.
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  4. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 1963
  5. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  7. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
  8. Munz, P. A. 1965. Onagraceae. North American flora ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972 ser. 2, 5:95.
  9. Wagner, W. L. et al. 2007. Revised classification of the Onagraceae. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83:160-161, 213.
  10. Wagner, W. L. 1983. New species and combinations in the genus Oenothera (Onagraceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70:194-196.
Common names
Swedish
storblommigt nattljus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100623. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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