Oenothera fruticosa L.

Sundrops

Synonyms: Kneiffia arenicola, Kneiffia fruticosa, Kneiffia linearis, Oenothera arenicola, Oenothera tetragona var. brevistipata, Oenothera tetragona var. longistipata, Oenothera tetragona var. riparia, Oenothera tetragona var. velutina, Kneiffia glauca, Kneiffia latifolia, Kneiffia tetragona, Oenother tetragona, Oenothera tetragona subsp. glauca, Oenothera tetragona var. hybrida, Oenothera tetragona var. latifolia

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Onagraceae

Genus: Oenothera

Species: Oenothera fruticosa

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern (Believed Extirpated)
NH - State Indeterminate (subsp. glauca)
RI - Concern (subsp. fruticosa)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Oenothera fruticosa