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Subdivisions of the genus Oenothera in the Onagraceae (evening primrose) family :

Section Anogra
The Oenothera sect. Angora species are native to western North America and thrive in dry, sandy soils in deserts, grasslands, and forest openings, with elevations up to 2000 m. elevation.


 * Oenothera arizonica (Munz) W.L.Wagner 1998 – California evening primrose (Arizona & Mexico)


 * Oenothera californica (S.Watson) S.Watson 1876 – California evening primrose
 * O. californica ssp. avita W.M.Klein 1962
 * O. californica ssp. californica
 * O. californica ssp. eurekensis (Munz & J.C.Roos) W.M.Klein 1962


 * Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. 1845 – birdcage evening primrose
 * O. deltoides ssp. ambigua (Munz) W.M.Klein 1962
 * O. deltoides ssp. cognata (Jeps.) W.M.Klein 1962
 * O. deltoides ssp. deltoides
 * O. deltoides ssp. howellii (Munz) W.M.Klein 1962 - Antioch Dunes evening primrose
 * O. deltoides ssp. piperi (Munz) W.M.Klein 1962


 * Oenothera engelmannii (Small) Munz 1931 – Engelmann's evening primrose (south-central U.S.)


 * Oenothera neomexicana (Small) Munz 1931 – New Mexico evening primrose (Arizona, New Mexico)


 * Oenothera nuttallii Sweet 1830 – Nuttall's evening primrose (central North America)


 * Oenothera pallida Lindl. 1828 – pale evening primrose, white buttercup (western North America)
 * O. pallida ssp. gypsophila (Eastw.) Munz & W.M.Klein 1965 – whitepole evening primrose
 * O. pallida ssp. pallida
 * O. pallida ssp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W.M.Klein 1965
 * O. pallida ssp. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Munz & W.M.Klein 1965


 * Oenothera wigginsii W.M.Klein 1962 – (Baja California in Mexico)

Section Calylophus
The Oenothera sect. Calylophus species are native to the North American Great Plains and south to central Mexico.

subsect. Calylophus

 * Oenothera berlandieri (Spach) Steud. 1843 – Mexican evening primrose
 * O. berlandieri ssp. berlandieri
 * O. berlandieri ssp. pinifolia (Engelm.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch 2007


 * Oenothera serrulata Nutt. 1818 – yellow sundrops

subsect. Salpingia

 * Oenothera hartwegii Benth. 1839 – Hartweg's sundrops
 * O. hartwegii ssp. fendleri (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007
 * O. hartwegii ssp. filifolia (Eastw.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007
 * O. hartwegii ssp. hartwegii
 * O. hartwegii ssp. maccartii (Shinners) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007
 * O. hartwegii ssp. pubescens (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007


 * Oenothera lavandulifolia Torr. & A.Gray 1840 – lavenderleaf sundrops


 * Oenothera toumeyi (A.Gray) Tidestr. 1935 – Toumey's sundrops


 * Oenothera tubicula A.Gray 1852 – Texas sundrops
 * O. tubicula ssp. strigulosa (Towner) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007
 * O. tubicula ssp. tubicula

Section Contortae
The only Oenothera sect. Contortae species is native to the Sierra Nevada of California, its range extending just into western Nevada.


 * Oenothera xylocarpa Coville 1893 – woodyfruit evening primrose

Section Eremia
The single Oenothera sect. Eremia species is native to western North America, with a distribution in the Chihuahuan, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts.


 * Oenothera primiveris A.Gray 1853 – desert evening primrose
 * O. primiveris ssp. bufonis (M.E. Jones) Munz 1965 – large yellow desert primrose
 * O. primiveris ssp. primiveris

Section Gaura
The Oenothera sect. Gaura species are native primarily to eastern North America, from Ontario to South Carolina and Minnesota to Missouri.

subsect. Campogaura

 * Oenothera boquillensis (P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – Rio Grande beeblossom (Texas & Mexico)


 * Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – scarlet beeblossom (western North America)

subsect. Gaura

 * Oenothera coloradensis (Rydb.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 (Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico)
 * O. coloradensis ssp. coloradensis
 * O. coloradensis ssp. neomexicana (Wooton) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007


 * Oenothera demareei (P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – Demaree's beeblossom


 * Oenothera filiformis (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – biennial gaura


 * Oenothera gaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007


 * Oenothera hexandra (Ortega) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007
 * O. hexandra ssp. gracilis (Wooton & Standl.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007
 * O. hexandra ssp. hexandra


 * Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007

subsect. Gauridium

 * Oenothera anomala Curtis 1797 – anomalous Oenothera (South America)

subsect. Schizocarya

 * Oenothera curtiflora W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – lizard tail (North America)

subsect. Stenosiphon

 * Oenothera glaucifolia W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – false gaura

subsect. Stipogaura

 * Oenothera cinerea (Wooton & Standl.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – gaura-pilosa


 * Oenothera sinuosa W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – wavy-leaf gaura

subsect. Xenogaura

 * Oenothera xenogaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – (southern North America)

subsect. Xerogaura

 * Oenothera arida W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 – (Texas, Mexico)

Section Gauropsis
The sole Oenothera sect. Gauropsis species ranges over Wyoming, western Nebraska, eastern Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and the Texas Panhandle in the U.S. High Plains.


 * Oenothera canescens Torr. & Frém. 1845 – spotted evening primrose

Section Hartmannia
The Oenothera sect. Hartmannia species are native to North America and generally range over the area limited to Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. But O. speciosa ranges into the U.S. Central Plains, and O. rosea extends to the Caribbean, and northern South America.


 * Oenothera deserticola (Loes.) Munz 1932 – (Mexico)


 * Oenothera platanorum P.H.Raven & D.R.Parn. 1970 – Fort Huachuca evening primrose


 * Oenothera rosea L’Hér. ex Aiton 1789 – pink evening primrose, Rose of Mexico


 * Oenothera speciosa Nutt. 1821 – showy evening primrose, Mexican primrose, amapola


 * Oenothera texensis P.H.Raven & D.R.Parn. 1970 – Texas evening primrose

Section Kleinia
The Oenothera sect. Kleinia species are native to North America, with a range over the Chihuahuan, Sonoran, and southern portions of the Great Basin deserts to the Great Plains, from southern Utah to southeastern Montana and western North Dakota, and northern Mexico.


 * Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 1813 – prairie evening-primrose


 * Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A.Gray 1840

Section Kneiffia
The Oenothera sect. Kneiffia species are native to eastern North America, at elevations up to 1900 m.


 * Oenothera fruticosa L. 1753 – narrow-leaved or southern sundrops (southern North America)
 * O. fruticosa ssp. fruticosa
 * O. fruticosa ssp. glauca (Michx.) Straley 1978


 * Oenothera perennis L. 1759 – little evening primrose, perennial sundrops (North America)


 * Oenothera pilosella Raf. 1820 – prairie sundrops, meadow evening primrose
 * O. pilosella ssp. pilosella
 * O. pilosella ssp. sessilis (Pennell) Straley 1978


 * Oenothera riparia Nutt. 1818 – riverbank sundrops


 * Oenothera spachiana Torr. & A.Gray 1840 – Spach's evening-primrose

Section Lavauxia
Oenothera sect. Lavauxia is native to North and South America.

subsect. Australis

 * Oenothera acaulis Cav. 1898 − (Chile)


 * Oenothera centaurifolia (Spach) Steud. 1841 − (Uraguay, Brazil, Argentina)

subsect. Lavauxia

 * Oenothera acutissima W.L.Wagner 1981 – Flaming Gorge evening primrose (Utah, Colorado)


 * Oenothera flava (A. Nelson) Garrett 1927 – yellow evening primrose (west & central North America)
 * O. flava ssp. flava
 * O. flava ssp. taraxacoides (Woot. & Standl.) W.L.Wagner 1986


 * Oenothera triloba Nutt. 1821 – stemless evening primrose (North America)

Section Leucocoryne
The Oenothera sect Leucocoryne species are native to southern North Americia and range from southern Texas, through northern Mexico to the Trans-Volcanic Belt of central Mexico, southward to Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.


 * Oenothera dissecta A. Gray ex S. Wats. 1885 - (Chihuahuan Desert)
 * Oenothera kunthiana Munz 1932 - (southern Texas to Cost Rica)


 * Oenothera luciae-julianiae W.L.Wagner 2004 - (Mexico)


 * Oenothera orizabae W.L.Wagner 2004 - (Mexico)


 * Oenothera tetraptera Cav. 1796 - (Mexico, southern Texas)

Section Megapterium
The Oenothera sect. Megapterium species are native to south-central North America.


 * Oenothera brachycarpa A.Gray 1852 – short-fruit evening primrose (AZ, KS, NM, NV, TX)


 * Oenothera howardii (A. Nelson) W.L.Wagner 1983 – Howard's evening primrose (CO, KS, NV, UT, WY)


 * Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. 1813 – Missouri or big-fruit evening primrose
 * O. macrocarpa ssp. fremontii (S.Watson) W.L.Wagner 1983 – (KS, NE)
 * O. macrocarpa ssp. incana (A.Gray) W.L.Wagner 1983 – (KS, OK, TX)
 * O. macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa – (AR, IL, KS, MO, OK, CO, TN, TX)
 * O. macrocarpa ssp. mexicana W.L.Wagner 2007 – (Mexico)
 * O. macrocarpa ssp. oklahomensis (Norton) W.L.Wagner 1983 – (KS, OK, TX)

Section Oenothera
Oenothera sect. Oenothera has a distribution that ranges from Canada to Panama.

subsect. Candela

 * Oenothera clelandii W.Dietr. P.H. Raven & W.L.Wagner 1983 – Cleland's evening primrose
 * Oenothera curtissii Small 1913 – Curtiss' evening primrose (AL, FL, GA, MS, SC)
 * Oenothera heterophylla Spach 1836 – variable-leaf evening primrose
 * O. heterophylla ssp. heterophylla – (AR, LA, MO, TX)
 * O. heterophylla ssp. orientalis W.Dietr., P.H.Raven & W.L.Wagner 1983 – (AL, AR)
 * Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray 1840

subsect. Emersonia

 * Oenothera macrosceles A.Gray 1849 – (Chihuahuan Desert)
 * Oenothera maysillesii Munz 1960 – (Durango)
 * Oenothera organensis Munz 1938 – (New Mexico)
 * Oenothera stubbei W.Dietr., P.H.Raven & W.L.Wagner 1978 – (Nuevo León)

subsect. Munzia
&ensp;series Allochroa


 * Oenothera affinis Cambess. 1829 – (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile)
 * Oenothera arequipensis Munz & I M.Johnst. 1925 – (Chile)
 * Oenothera bahia-blancae W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * Oenothera catharinensis Cambess. 1829 – (Brazil)
 * Oenothera coquimbensis Gay 1847 – (Chile)
 * Oenothera featherstonei Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1925 – (Peru)


 * Oenothera indecora Cambess. 1830
 * O. indecora ssp. boliviensis W.Dietr. 1978
 * O. indecora ssp. bonariensis W.Dietr. 1978
 * O. indecora ssp. indecora


 * Oenothera mendocinensis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. 1833 – (Argentina)
 * Oenothera mollissima L. 1753 – (Brazil)
 * Oenothera montevidensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Uruguay)
 * Oenothera odorata Jacq. 1795 – (Argentina, Chile)


 * Oenothera parodiana Munz 1933
 * O. parodiana ssp. brasiliensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay)
 * O. parodiana ssp. parodiana – (Argentina)
 * O. parodiana ssp. strigulosa W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)


 * Oenothera picensis Phil. 1891
 * O. picensis ssp. bonariensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * O. picensis ssp. cordobensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * O. picensis ssp. picensis – (Chile)


 * Oenothera ravenii W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay)
 * O. ravenii ssp. argentinae W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina, Brazil)
 * O. ravenii ssp. chilensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Chile)
 * O. ravenii ssp. ravenii – (Brazil)


 * Oenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link 1821
 * O. stricta ssp. altissima W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * O. stricta ssp. argentinae W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * O. stricta ssp. stricta – (Chile)

&ensp;series Clelandia


 * Oenothera elongata Rusby 1893 – (Bolivia, Peru)
 * Oenothera punae Kuntze 1898 – (Bolivia)
 * Oenothera siambonensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * Oenothera villaricae W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina, Chile)

&ensp;series Renneria


 * Oenothera longituba W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * Oenothera nana Griseb. 1874 – (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru)
 * Oenothera pedunculifolia W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * Oenothera peruana W.Dietr. 1978 – (Chile, Peru)
 * Oenothera sandiana Hassk. 1856 – (Chile, Ecuador)
 * Oenothera santarii W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)


 * Oenothera scabra K.Krause 1905
 * O. scabra ssp. scabra – (Bolivia, Peru)
 * O. scabra ssp. ucrosensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Peru)


 * Oenothera tafiensis W.Dietr. 1978
 * O. tafiensis ssp. parviflora W.Dietr. 1978 – (Argentina)
 * O. tafiensis ssp. tafiensis – (Argentina)


 * Oenothera tarijensis W.Dietr. 1978 – (Bolivia)
 * Oenothera versicolor Lehm. 1855 – (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru)

subsect. Nutantigemma

 * Oenothera breedlovei W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner 1987 - (Mexico)
 * Oenothera pennellii Munz 1939 - (Mexico)


 * Oenothera pubescens Willd. ex Spreng. 1825 – South American evening primrose (southwestern U.S to western South America)


 * Oenothera tamrae W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner 1987 - (Mexico)

subsect. Oenothera

 * Oenothera argillicola Mack. 1904 – shale barren evening primrose (MD, PA, VA, WV)


 * Oenothera biennis L. 1753 – common evening primrose (North America)


 * Oenothera elata Kunth 1823 – Hooker's evening primrose (western North America)
 * O. elata ssp. elata – (Mexico, Central America)
 * O. elata ssp. hirsutissima (A.Gray ex S.Watson) W.Dietr. 1983 – (western U.S.)
 * O. elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & A.Gray) W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner 1987
 * O. elata ssp. texensis W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner 1987 – (Texas)


 * Oenothera glazioviana Micheli 1875 – red-sepal evening primrose (North America)


 * Oenothera grandiflora L’Hér. 1789 – large-flower evening primrose (eastern North America)


 * Oenothera jamesii Torr. & A.Gray 1840 – trumpet evening primrose (Mexico, KS, OK, TX)


 * Oenothera longissima Rydb. 1913 – long-stem evening primrose (southwestern North America)


 * Oenothera nutans G.F.Atk. & Bartlett 1913 – nodding evening primrose (eastern North America)


 * Oenothera oakesiana (A.Gray) J.W.Robbins ex S.Watson 1890 – Oakes' evening primrose (eastern North America)


 * Oenothera parviflora L. – northern evening primrose (North America)


 * Oenothera villosa Thunb. 1794 – hairy evening primrose (North America)
 * O. villosa ssp. strigosa (Rydb.) W. Dietr. & P.H. Raven 1977
 * O. villosa ssp. villosa


 * Oenothera wolfii (Munz) P.H.Raven W.Dietr. & Stubbe 1980 – Wolf's evening primrose (California)

subsect. Raimannia

 * Oenothera drummondii Hook. 1834 – beach evening primrose
 * O. drummondii ssp. drummondii – (Atlantic coast, North Carolina to Mexico)
 * O. drummondii ssp. thalassaphila (Brandegee) W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner 1987 – (southern Baja California coast)


 * Oenothera falfurriae W.Dietr. & W.L.Wagner 1987 – royal evening primrose (southeastern Texas)


 * Oenothera grandis (Britton) Smyth 1899 – showy evening primrose (U.S. & Mexico)


 * Oenothera humifusa Nutt. 1818 – sea-beach evening primrose (southeast U.S.)


 * Oenothera laciniata Hill 1767 – cutleaf evening primrose (North & South America)
 * O. laciniata ssp. laciniata
 * O. laciniata ssp. pubescens (Willd. ex Spreng.) Munz 1965 – (Ecuador)


 * Oenothera mexicana Spach 1835 – Mexican evening primrose (southeastern Texas)

Section Pachylophus

 * Oenothera brandegeei (Munz) P.H.Raven 1970 – (near Bahia de los Angeles)


 * Oenothera cavernae Munz 1941 – cave-dwelling evening primrose (AZ, NV, UT)


 * Oenothera cespitosa Nutt.1813
 * O. cespitosa ssp. australis (Wooton & Standl.) Munz 1965 –
 * O. cespitosa ssp. brandegeei (Munz) Munz 1965 –
 * O. cespitosa ssp. cespitosa – tufted evening primrose
 * O. cespitosa ssp. crinita (Rydb.) Munz 1965 – tufted evening primrose
 * O. cespitosa ssp. eximia (A. Gray) Munz 1965 –
 * O. cespitosa ssp. jonesii (Munz) Munz 1965 –
 * O. cespitosa ssp. macroglottis (Rydb.) W.L.Wagner, Stockh. & W.M.Klein 1983 – tufted evening primrose
 * O. cespitosa ssp. marginata (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Munz 1965 – tufted evening primrose
 * O. cespitosa ssp. montana (Nutt.) Munz 1965 –
 * O. cespitosa ssp. navajoensis W.L.Wagner, Stockh, & W.M.Klein 1985 – Navajo evening primrose (AZ, NM, NV, UT)
 * O. cespitosa ssp. purpurea (S.Watson) Munz 1965 –


 * Oenothera harringtonii W.L.Wagner, Stockh. & W.M.Klein 1983 – Colorado Springs evening primrose (Colorado)


 * Oenothera psammophila (A.Nels. & J.F.Macbr.) W.L.Wagner, Stockh. & W.M.Klein 1985 – St. Anthony Dunes evening primrose (Idaho)

Section Paradoxus
The range of the single Oenothera sect. Paradoxus species lies within the Chihuahuan Desert.


 * Oenothera havardii S.Watson 1885 − Havard's evening primrose (Arizona, Texas)

Section Peniophyllum
The single species of Oenothera sect. Peniophyllum is found in the southeastern U.S.
 * Oenothera linifolia Nutt. 1821 – thread-leaf evening primrose

Section Ravenia
The range of the Oenothera sect. Ravenia species lies within Mexico.


 * Oenothera muelleri Munz 1937 – (northeast Mexico)


 * Oenothera riskindii W.L.Wagner 2005 – (Coahuila)


 * Oenothera tubifera Ser. 1828
 * O. tubifera ssp. macrocarpa W.L.Wagner 2005 – (Durango)
 * O. tubifera ssp. tubifera

Section Xanthocoryne
The range of the Oenothera sect. Xanthocoryne species is from central Mexico to northern South America.


 * Oenothera epilobiifolia Kunth 1823 – (Colombia, Mexico)
 * O. epilobiifolia ssp. cuprea (Schlecht.) P.H.Raven & D.R.Parn. 1970
 * O. epilobiifolia ssp. epilobiifolia – (Venezuela)


 * Oenothera multicaulis Ruíz & Pav. 1802 – (South America)


 * Oenothera seifrizii Munz 1937 – (Colombia, Venezuela)