Oenothera speciosa

Oenothera speciosa

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. speciosa
Binomial name
Oenothera speciosa
Synonyms[2]
  • Hartmannia speciosa (Nutt.) Small
  • Xylopleurum speciosum (Nutt.) Raim.
  • Xylopleurum drummondii Spach
  • Xylopleurum nuttallii Spach
  • Xylopleurum obtusifolium Spach
  • Hartmannia berlandieri (Spach) Rose, syn of var. berlandieri
  • Xylopleurum berlandieri Spach, syn of var. berlandieri
  • Oenothera tetraptera var. childsii L.H. Bailey, syn of var. childsii

Oenothera speciosa is a species in the evening primrose family known by several common names, including pinkladies, pink evening primrose, showy evening primrose, Mexican primrose, and buttercups (not to be confused with true buttercups in the genus Ranunculus).

  1. ^ "Oenothera speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Oenothera speciosa Nutt.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online