familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusOenothera
sectionOenothera sect. Oenothera
subsectionOenothera subsect. Munzia
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Oenothera subsect. Munzia
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 443. 1978.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Herbs annual or biennial; from taproot. Stems erect or ascending [prostrate]. Flowers: buds erect; floral-tube straight, 5–130 mm; petals obcordate to obovate. Capsules straight, cylindrical or ovoid, narrowed at both ends or somewhat enlarged toward apex. Seeds numerous, in 2 rows per locule, pale to dark-brown, ellipsoid to subglobose, surface reticulate and regularly pitted. 2n = 14.
Distribution
Introduced; California, South America
Discussion
Species 36 (1 in the flora).
Subsection Munzia is subdivided into three series (W. Dietrich 1977), only one of which occurs in the United States as a naturalized plant.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"dehiscent" is not a number.
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cauline +
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Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. +
1978 +
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Oenothera subsect. Munzia +
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