In 2007, Warren L. Wagner, Peter C. Hoch, and Peter H. Raven published a Revised Classification of the Onagraceae,[1] which moved the bulk of the Gaura taxa into genus Oenothera sect. Gaura (L.) W.L.Wagner &Hoch and made Gaura a synonym of Oenothera.[2] The following table shows where the Gaura taxa have been placed.[3][4]
Synonym | Accepted Name | Common Name[5] |
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Gaura L. 1753 | Oenothera L. 1753 | beeblossom |
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Gauridium | ||
Gaura mutabilis Cav. 1795 | O. anomala Curtis 1797 | anomalous Oenothera |
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Stenosiphon | ||
Stenosiphon virgatus Spach 1835 | O. glaucifolia W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 | false gaura |
Stenosiphon linifolius (Nutt. ex E.James) Heynh. 1840 | ||
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Schizocarya | ||
Gaura mollis Kunth 1823 | O. curtiflora W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 | velvetweed, smallflowered gaura, velvety gaura, willow gaura |
Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. 1830 | ||
G. parviflora var. lachnocarpa Weath. 1925 | ||
G. parviflora var. parviflora | ||
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Xerogaura | ||
Gaura macrocarpa Rothr. 1866 | O. arida W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 | Trans-Pecos beeblossom |
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Campogaura | ||
Gaura boquillensis P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 | O. boquillensis (P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Rio Grande beeblossom |
Gaura coccinea Pursh 1814 | O. suffrutescens (Ser.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
scarlet beeblossom, scarlet gaura |
G. coccinea var. arizonica Munz 1938 | ||
G. coccinea var. epilobioides (Kunth) Munz 1938 | ||
G. coccinea var. glabra (Lehm.) Munz 1938 | ||
G. coccinea var. parvifolia (Torr.) Rickett 1934 | ||
G. coccinea var. coccinea | ||
Gaura glabra Lehm. 1830 | ||
Gaura odorata Sessé ex Lag. 1816 | ||
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Stipogaura | ||
Gaura calcicola P.H. Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 | O. calcicola (P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Texas beeblossom |
Gaura villosa Torr. | O. cinerea (Wooton & Standl.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
woolly beeblossom, woolly gaura |
G. villosa ssp. villosa Torr. 1827 | O. cinerea ssp. cinerea (Wooton & Standl.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
woolly beeblossom |
G. villosa var. villosa | ||
G. villosa var. arenicola Munz 1938 | ||
G. villosa ssp. parksii (Munz) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 | O. cinerea ssp. parksii (Munz) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
hairy gaura, Parks' beeblossom |
G. villosa var. parksii Munz 1938 | ||
G. villosa var. mckelveyae Munz 1938 | O. mckelveyae (Munz) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Mckelvey's beeblossom |
Gaura mckelveyae (Munz) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 | ||
Gaura filipes Spach 1835 | O. filipes (Spach) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
slenderstalk beeblossom |
G. filipes var. major Torr. & A. Gray 1840 | ||
Gaura michauxii Spach 1835 | ||
Gaura sinuata Nutt. ex Ser. 1828 | O. sinuosa W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 | wavyleaf beeblossom, wavyleaf gaura |
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Xenogaura | ||
Gaura drummondii (Spach) Torr. & A. Gray 1840 | O. xenogaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 | Drummond's beeblossom, scented gaura |
Oenothera sect. Gaura subsect. Gaura | ||
Gaura neomexicana Wooton 1898 | O. coloradensis ssp. neomexicana (Wooton) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
New Mexico beeblossom |
G. neomexicana ssp. neomexicana | ||
G. neomexicana var. neomexicana | ||
G. neomexicana ssp. coloradensis (Rydb.) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 |
O. coloradensis ssp. coloradensis (Rydb.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Colorado beeblossom, Colorado butterfly plant |
G. neomexicana var. coloradensis (Rydb.) Munz 1938 | ||
Gaura demareei P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 | O. demareei (P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Demaree's beeblossom |
Gaura biennis L. 1743 | O. gaura W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 | biennial beeblossom |
G. biennis var. pitcheri Torr. & A. Gray 1840 | O. filiformis (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
longflower beeblossom |
Gaura pitcheri (Torr. & A.Gray) Small 1903 | ||
Gaura filiformis Small 1898 | ||
Gaura longiflora Spach 1835 | ||
Gaura tripetala Cav. 1797 | O. hexandra ssp. hexandra (Ortega) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
harlequin bush, slender gaura |
Gaura hexandra Ortega 1797 | ||
G. hexandra var. hexandra | ||
G. hexandra ssp. hexandra | ||
G. hexandra ssp. gracilis (Wooton & Standl.) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 |
O. hexandra ssp. gracilis (Wooton & Standl.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
harlequin bush |
Gaura gracilis Wooton & Standl. 1913 | ||
G. hexandra var. coryi (Munz) Munz 1965 | O. patriciae W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
plains beeblossom |
G. tripetala var. coryi Munz 1938 | ||
Gaura brachycarpa Small 1903 | ||
G. hexandra var. triangulata (Buckley) Munz 1965 | O. triangulata (Buckley) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
prairie beeblossom, three-petal gaura |
Gaura triangulata Buckley 1862 | ||
G. tripetala var. triangulata (Buckley) Munz 1938 | ||
Gaura angustifolia Michx. 1803 | O. simulans (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
southern beeblossom |
Gaura eatonii Small 1913 | ||
Gaura simulans Small 1905 | ||
Gaura suffulta Engelm. ex A. Gray 1850 | O. suffulta (Engelm.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
kisses, roadside gaura |
G. suffulta ssp. suffulta | ||
G. suffulta ssp. nealleyi (J.M. Coult.) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. 1972 |
O. suffulta ssp. nealleyi (J.M. Coult.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Nealley's kisses |
Gaura nealleyi J.M. Coult. 1890 | ||
Gaura lindheimeri Engelm. & A.Gray 1845 | O. lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Lindheimer's beeblossom, white gaura |
Clarkia sect. Phaeostoma subsect. Heterogaura | ||
Gaura heterandra Torr. 1857 | C. heterandra (Torr.) F.H.Lewis & P.H.Raven 1992 |
mountain clarkia |
Eremothera | ||
Gaura decorticans Hook. & Arn. 1841 | E. boothii ssp. decorticans (Hook. & Arn.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 |
Shredding suncup |
- ^ Onagraceae Wagner,W.L et. al. Revised Classification of the Onagraceae (2007)
- ^ GauraTropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 13 Dec 2011
- ^ OenotheraWagner, W. L. and P. C. Hoch. 2005-. Onagraceae, The Evening Primrose Family. 2011-12-07
- ^ Oenothera USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) 2011-12-13
- ^ Common Names The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) 2011-12-13