Oenothera riparia Nuttall

Locations ofOenothera riparia Nuttall in Virginia

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Family
Onagraceae
Botanical Name
Oenothera riparia Nuttall
Common Name
Riverbank Evening Primrose
Synonym(s)
Oenothera tetragona Roth ssp. glauca (Michaux) Munz var. riparia (Nuttall) Munz
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Oenothera riparia Nutt.
Comments
A cryptic, problematic taxon in the Oenothera fruticosa complex; larger in all respects and more branched than Oenother fruticosa, but with all differentiating characters overlapping to some extent. If valid, it is a fairly narrow endemic of tidal marshes from se. Virginia to n. SC.
Habitat
Variably fresh to oligohaline wind-tidal marshes. In Virginia, known only from the North Landing River (City of Virginia Beach) and the Northwest River (City of Chesapeake), where widely scattered and infrequent.
Native Status
Native

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