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Oenothera speciosa
White evening-primrose
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Oenothera speciosa Nutt.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		White evening-primrose
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Myrtales, Family Onagraceae, Genus Oenothera, Species Oenothera speciosa


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MO: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	3/30/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/14/2025 10:56:15 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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