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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Oenothera hispida

Oenothera hispida (xenogaura) inflorescence by Ron Vanderhoff
Common Name(s)
Drummond's beeblossom, sweet gaura, scented gaura
Synonym(s)
Gaura drummondii, Gaura hispida, Gaura crispa, Gaura roemeriana, Oenothera xenogaura, Schizocarya crispa, Schizocarya drummondii

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Perennial

Growth Form:  forb

eastern half of Texas, south through Mexico to Oaxaca and Puebla.

External Resources
https://www.gbif.org/species/7711250
https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/GADR
https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001421660
CalFlora
Flora of North America
iNaturalist
Kew
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Jepson eFlora
Lady Bird Johnson
Nature Serve
California Consortium of Herbaria 2
CalPhotos
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Oenothera hispida (xenogaura) inflorescence
by Ron Vanderhoff
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