Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Oenothera cespitosa Nutt.

Summary

Genus:

Oenothera

Section:

Pachylophus

Family:

Onagraceae

Subfamily:

Onagroideae

Tribe:

Onagreae

Nomen number:

310176

Place of publication:

Cat. pl. Upper Louisiana no. 53. 1813 (Sims, Bot. Mag. 39: t. 1593. 1813 "caespitosa")

Verified:

10/26/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. subsp. cespitosa (0 active accession[s])
Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. subsp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. 1955-1969
Kindscher, K. Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. 1992
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. A California flora. 1959
Munz, P. A. 1965. Onagraceae. North American flora ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972 ser. 2, 5:99.
Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979
Wagner, W. L. 2005. Systematics of Oenothera sections Contortae, Eremia, and Ravenia (Onagraceae). Syst. Bot. 30:340-342.

Common names

English
tufted evening-primrose –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, Saskatchewan]

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=310176. Accessed 15 December 2025.