Oenothera cespitosa Nutt.


Family	ONAGRACEAE
Genus species	Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. sect. Pachylophus
Synonyms	Oenothera montana Nutt.
	Oenothera scapigera Pursh
Habitat	dry rocks and scree
Altitude	100-400m
Description	subcaulescent, leaves oblanceolate, 10-25cm, thinly petiolate, entire or pinnatilobate, flowers fading pink, petals 25-45mm long, flowers opening in night
Size	5-15cm
Color	pink, white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Northern America Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ONAGRACEAE Oenothera cespitosa Nutt., Cat. Pl. Upper Louisiana [Fraser] no. 53 (1813) Synonyms: Pachylophus cespitosa (Nutt.) Raimann ============================================================================= cespitosa typica Munz, Amer. J. Bot. 18: 730 (1931) Synonyms: Oenothera cespitosa albiflora H.Lév. Oenothera cespitosa caulescens H.Lév. Oenothera cespitosa montana (Nutt.) Munz Oenothera cespitosa purpurea (S.Watson) Munz Oenothera exigua A.Gray Oenothera marginata purpurea S.Watson Oenothera montana Nutt. Oenothera scapigera Pursh Pachylophus exiguus (A.Gray) Rydb. Pachylophus glaber A.Nelson Pachylophus montanus (Nutt.) A.Nelson Pachylophus nuttallii Spach w. Canada, w. & c. USA, n. Mexico 71 ABT MAN SAS 73 COL IDA MNT ORE WAS WYO 74 NDA NEB SDA 76 NEV UTA 77 NWM 79 MXE MXN 100-400m cespitosa crinita (Rydb.) Munz, N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] ser. 2. 5: 100 (1965) Basionym: Pachylophus crinitus Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 598 (1917) Synonyms: Oenothera cespitosa stellae S.L.Welsh sw. USA 76 ARI CAL NEV UTA 1100-3400m cespitosa macroglottis (Rydb.) W.L.Wagner & al. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70: 195 (1983) Basionym: Pachylophus macroglottis Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 259 (1903) Synonyms: Anogra longiflora A.Heller Oenothera cespitosa longiflora (A.Heller) Munz Pachylophus hirsutus Rydb. Pachylophus longiflorus (A.Heller) A.Heller w. & s. USA 73 COL WYO 76 UTA 77 NWM 2000-3050m cespitosa marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz, N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] ser. 2. 5: 101 (1965) Basionym: Oenothera marginata Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 342 (1839) Synonyms: Pachylophus marginatus (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. Oenothera eximia A.Gray Pachylophus cylindrocarpus A.Nelson Pachylophus eximius (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl. Pachylophus prolatus A.Nelson w. & sc. USA 73 COL IDA ORE WAS 76 ARI CAL NEV UTA 77 NWM TEX 500-3050m cespitosa navajoensis W.L.Wagner & al., Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 66 (1985) Synonyms: Pachylophus caulescens Rydb. w. & s. USA 73 COL 76 ARI UTA 77 NWM 1100-2100m