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Oenothera laciniata

Hill (1768)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Onagraceae Genus: Oenothera

cutleaved evening primrose, cut-leaved evening primrose

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Annual herbs.

Stems: Stems erect to procumbent, 0.5–5 dm long, usually branched, strigillose, sparsely villous, and usually glandular pubescent in inflorescence.

Roots: Taprooted.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Basal leaves oblanceolate; cauline leaves narrowly obovate to narrowly elliptic, basal leaves 5–13 cm long, 1–3 cm wide, cauline leaves 2–10 cm long, 0.4–3.5 cm wide. Margins of basal leaves lobed or dentate; cauline leaves lobed, dentate, or occasionally subentire. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, usually only 1 opening each day per stem near sunset. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, 4-merous, in the leaf axils, opening near sunset or near sunrise. Sepals with distinct tips 1–3 mm long, valvate. Petals pale yellow or yellow, broadly obcordate, 0.5–1.3(–2) cm long. Stamens 8, in two series; anthers versatile, the sporogenous tissue in each locule undivided, dithecal, opening by longitudinal slits. Pollen ca. 50% fertile. Ovary inferior, as many cells and carpels as sepals; ovules anatropous; style 1; stigma deeply 4-lobed, the lobes linear, surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

Fruit: Capsules 2.5–5 cm long. Seeds in 2 rows per cell; ellipsoid to subglobose; 0.8–1.8 mm long; the surface pitted.

Ploidy: 2n = 14

Habitat: Open sites.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Mokupāpapa (Kure atoll) Naturalized
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Hort. Kew.: 172/4 (1768)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1000 (Mi, M, H); Wagner & Herbst 1995:22 (Ku); Starr & Starr 2012:89 (EM, high elev record)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Oenothera laciniata Hill Midway Atoll PreservedSpecimen Gagne, W.C. Collector Number: s.n. Midway Atoll BISH Specimen
2 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kilauea, Volcanoe House PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Student at University of Hawaii 98 Hawaii BISH 7/6/1933
3 Oenothera laciniata Hill puu kapu homestead, east of waimea along hwy. 19, marie mcdonald's prootea and cut-flower farm PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. mill, s.w.; lammers, t.; weller, s.; sakai, a.; davis-jacobsen, j. collector number: 5544 Hawaii BISH 6/23/1985
4 Oenothera laciniata Hill Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, National Park Residence Area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 45155 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1964
5 Oenothera laciniata Hill kula mixed mesophytic forest with Metrosideros dominant. Localized population on top of low cliff in shade. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 28185 Kauai BISH 7/26/1939
6 Oenothera laciniata Hill Haleakala Nat'l Park, HVC parking lot. In the cinder. Naturalized. Weedy alpine desert vegetation with Erodium, Deschampsia, and Dubautia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 110615-02 Maui BISH 6/15/2011
7 Oenothera laciniata Hill makawao, kula Occasional in abandoned corn field. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 2479 Maui BISH 4/14/1939
8 Oenothera laciniata Hill old volcano house Grassy area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fagerlund, g.o. mitchell, a.l. collector number: 466 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1943
9 Oenothera laciniata Hill Near tennis court PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Saito, R. x.n. Kure Atoll BISH 5/8/1986
10 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 23720 Maui BISH 11/17/1954
11 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kamuela Common weed in farms, growing with Sida rhombifolia, Nicandra physalodes, and other weeds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Davis, J. 511 Hawaii BISH 6/14/1981
12 Oenothera laciniata Hill naturalized in research center lawn, hvnp PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stemmermann, r.l. collector number: 6774 b Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
13 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kamuela PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kami, R. s.n. Hawaii BISH 5/5/1965
14 Oenothera laciniata Hill Along upper Kula road by Kealaloa Road Jct PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 1407 Maui BISH 6/4/1982
15 Oenothera laciniata Hill sand island Growing chiefly in cracks in the runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. takeuchi, w.n. collector number: 6396 Midway Atoll BISH 6/29/1980
16 Oenothera laciniata Hill East Maui, Jula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nishida, T. s.n. Maui BISH 7/7/1945
17 Oenothera laciniata Hill Lawn, Research Center HVNP PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stemmermann, R.L. 6774 Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
18 Oenothera laciniata Hill Sand Island Growing chiefly in cracks in the runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 6396 Midway Atoll BISH 6/29/1980
19 Oenothera laciniata Hill near tennis court Naturalized. Grassy bank. Growing with Pinus sp., Eucalyptus sp., Cordyline terminalis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN saito, r. collector number: x.n. Maui BISH 5/8/1986
20 Oenothera laciniata Hill MAUI: E. Maui, Makawao District, Waiakoa, along Rt. 37 near mile marker 13. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H60015 Maui PTBG 6/3/2000
21 Oenothera laciniata Hill Makawao, Kula Occasional in abandoned corn field. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 2479 Maui BISH 4/14/1939
22 Oenothera laciniata Hill hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, national park residence area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 45155 Hawaii US 3/15/1964
23 Oenothera laciniata Hill runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & w. n. takeuchi 6404 Oahu US 6/30/1980
24 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kilauea Volcano, Golf Course Rd., in lawn at Research Center; in residence area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 60641 Hawaii US 9/11/1980
25 Oenothera laciniata Hill East Maui: North of Pulehu Gulch, Upper Kula Road, near junction with Haleakala highway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 55460 Kauai US 4/15/1974
26 Oenothera laciniata Hill pu`u kapu homestead, e of waimea along hwy 19, marie macdonald's farm PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. l. wagner & s. mill 5544 Hawaii US 6/23/1985
27 Oenothera laciniata Hill Runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Takeuchi, W. N. 6396 Oahu US 6/29/1980
28 Oenothera laciniata Hill runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & w. n. takeuchi 6396 Oahu US 6/29/1980
29 Oenothera laciniata Hill east maui: north of pulehu gulch, upper kula road, near junction with haleakala highway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 55460 Kauai US 4/15/1974
30 Oenothera laciniata Hill kilauea volcano, golf course rd., in lawn at research center; in residence area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 60641 Hawaii US 9/11/1980
31 Oenothera laciniata Hill Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, National Park Residence Area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 45155 Hawaii US 3/15/1964
32 Oenothera laciniata Hill Runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Takeuchi, W. N. 6404 Oahu US 6/30/1980
33 Oenothera laciniata Hill midway atoll PRESERVED_SPECIMEN gagné, w.c. collector number: s.n. Midway Atoll BISH 8/11/1983
34 Oenothera laciniata Hill makawao, olinda PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 1837 Maui BISH 4/8/1937
35 Oenothera laciniata Hill kula, t. h. (thirty hill) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 12593 Maui BISH 7/26/1939
36 Oenothera laciniata Hill kamuela PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kami, r. landgraf, m.f. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 5/5/1965
37 Oenothera laciniata Hill lawn, research center hvnp PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stemmermann, r.l. collector number: 6774 Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
38 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 28185 Maui BISH 7/26/1939
39 Oenothera laciniata Hill kilauea, volcanoe house PRESERVED_SPECIMEN student at university of hawaii collector number: 98 Hawaii BISH 7/6/1933
40 Oenothera laciniata Hill hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, national park residence area Established in edge of thicket and edges of forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 45155 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1964
41 Oenothera laciniata Hill Makawao, Olinda PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 1837 Maui BISH 4/8/1937
42 Oenothera laciniata Hill roadside, haleakala highway in pasturelands PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3544 Maui BISH 7/25/1986
43 Oenothera laciniata Hill Roadside, Haleakala Highway in pasturelands PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3544 Maui BISH 7/25/1986
44 Oenothera laciniata Hill east maui, jula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nishida, t. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 7/7/1945
45 Oenothera laciniata Hill Naturalized in research Center lawn, HVNP PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stemmermann, R.L. 6774 B Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
46 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kamuela Common weed in farms, growing with Sida rhombifolia, Nicandra physalodes, and other weeds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Davis, J. State ESP team Collector Number: 511 Hawaii BISH 6/14/1981
47 Oenothera laciniata Hill along upper kula road by kealaloa road jct PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hobdy, r.w. collector number: 1407 Maui BISH 6/4/1982
48 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kula, T. H. (Thirty Hill) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 12593 Maui BISH 7/26/1939
49 Oenothera laciniata Hill kula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. degener, i. collector number: 23720 Maui BISH 11/17/1954
50 Oenothera laciniata Hill Puu Kapu Homestead, east of Waimea along Hwy. 19, Marie McDonald's Prootea and cut-flower farm PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5544 Hawaii BISH 6/23/1985
51 Oenothera laciniata Hill Old Volcano House Grassy area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fagerlund, G.O. 466 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1943
52 Oenothera laciniata Hill Sand Island Growing chiefly in cracks in the runway. PreservedSpecimen Herbst, D.R. Takeuchi, W.N. Collector Number: 6396 Midway Atoll BISH Specimen 6/29/1980
53 Oenothera laciniata Hill kamuela Common weed in farms, growing with Sida rhombifolia, Nicandra physalodes, and other weeds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN davis, j. state esp team collector number: 511 Hawaii BISH 6/14/1981
54 Oenothera laciniata Hill haleakala nat'l park, hvc parking lot. In the cinder. Naturalized. Weedy alpine desert vegetation with Erodium, Deschampsia, and Dubautia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 110615-02 Maui BISH 6/15/2011
55 Oenothera laciniata Hill Midway Atoll PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Gagne, W.C. s.n. Midway Atoll BISH 8/11/1983
56 Oenothera laciniata Hill Midway Atoll PreservedSpecimen Gagne, W.C. Collector Number: s.n. Midway Atoll BISH Specimen
57 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kilauea, Volcanoe House PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Student at University of Hawaii 98 Hawaii BISH 7/6/1933
58 Oenothera laciniata Hill puu kapu homestead, east of waimea along hwy. 19, marie mcdonald's prootea and cut-flower farm PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. mill, s.w.; lammers, t.; weller, s.; sakai, a.; davis-jacobsen, j. collector number: 5544 Hawaii BISH 6/23/1985
59 Oenothera laciniata Hill Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, National Park Residence Area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 45155 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1964
60 Oenothera laciniata Hill kula mixed mesophytic forest with Metrosideros dominant. Localized population on top of low cliff in shade. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 28185 Kauai BISH 7/26/1939
61 Oenothera laciniata Hill Haleakala Nat'l Park, HVC parking lot. In the cinder. Naturalized. Weedy alpine desert vegetation with Erodium, Deschampsia, and Dubautia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 110615-02 Maui BISH 6/15/2011
62 Oenothera laciniata Hill makawao, kula Occasional in abandoned corn field. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 2479 Maui BISH 4/14/1939
63 Oenothera laciniata Hill old volcano house Grassy area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fagerlund, g.o. mitchell, a.l. collector number: 466 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1943
64 Oenothera laciniata Hill Near tennis court PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Saito, R. x.n. Kure Atoll BISH 5/8/1986
65 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 23720 Maui BISH 11/17/1954
66 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kamuela Common weed in farms, growing with Sida rhombifolia, Nicandra physalodes, and other weeds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Davis, J. 511 Hawaii BISH 6/14/1981
67 Oenothera laciniata Hill naturalized in research center lawn, hvnp PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stemmermann, r.l. collector number: 6774 b Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
68 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kamuela PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kami, R. s.n. Hawaii BISH 5/5/1965
69 Oenothera laciniata Hill Along upper Kula road by Kealaloa Road Jct PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 1407 Maui BISH 6/4/1982
70 Oenothera laciniata Hill sand island Growing chiefly in cracks in the runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. takeuchi, w.n. collector number: 6396 Midway Atoll BISH 6/29/1980
71 Oenothera laciniata Hill East Maui, Jula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nishida, T. s.n. Maui BISH 7/7/1945
72 Oenothera laciniata Hill Lawn, Research Center HVNP PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stemmermann, R.L. 6774 Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
73 Oenothera laciniata Hill Sand Island Growing chiefly in cracks in the runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 6396 Midway Atoll BISH 6/29/1980
74 Oenothera laciniata Hill near tennis court Naturalized. Grassy bank. Growing with Pinus sp., Eucalyptus sp., Cordyline terminalis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN saito, r. collector number: x.n. Maui BISH 5/8/1986
75 Oenothera laciniata Hill MAUI: E. Maui, Makawao District, Waiakoa, along Rt. 37 near mile marker 13. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H60015 Maui PTBG 6/3/2000
76 Oenothera laciniata Hill Makawao, Kula Occasional in abandoned corn field. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 2479 Maui BISH 4/14/1939
77 Oenothera laciniata Hill hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, national park residence area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 45155 Hawaii US 3/15/1964
78 Oenothera laciniata Hill runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & w. n. takeuchi 6404 Oahu US 6/30/1980
79 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kilauea Volcano, Golf Course Rd., in lawn at Research Center; in residence area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 60641 Hawaii US 9/11/1980
80 Oenothera laciniata Hill East Maui: North of Pulehu Gulch, Upper Kula Road, near junction with Haleakala highway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 55460 Kauai US 4/15/1974
81 Oenothera laciniata Hill pu`u kapu homestead, e of waimea along hwy 19, marie macdonald's farm PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. l. wagner & s. mill 5544 Hawaii US 6/23/1985
82 Oenothera laciniata Hill Runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Takeuchi, W. N. 6396 Oahu US 6/29/1980
83 Oenothera laciniata Hill runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & w. n. takeuchi 6396 Oahu US 6/29/1980
84 Oenothera laciniata Hill east maui: north of pulehu gulch, upper kula road, near junction with haleakala highway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 55460 Kauai US 4/15/1974
85 Oenothera laciniata Hill kilauea volcano, golf course rd., in lawn at research center; in residence area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 60641 Hawaii US 9/11/1980
86 Oenothera laciniata Hill Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, National Park Residence Area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 45155 Hawaii US 3/15/1964
87 Oenothera laciniata Hill Runway. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Takeuchi, W. N. 6404 Oahu US 6/30/1980
88 Oenothera laciniata Hill midway atoll PRESERVED_SPECIMEN gagné, w.c. collector number: s.n. Midway Atoll BISH 8/11/1983
89 Oenothera laciniata Hill makawao, olinda PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 1837 Maui BISH 4/8/1937
90 Oenothera laciniata Hill kula, t. h. (thirty hill) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 12593 Maui BISH 7/26/1939
91 Oenothera laciniata Hill kamuela PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kami, r. landgraf, m.f. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 5/5/1965
92 Oenothera laciniata Hill lawn, research center hvnp PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stemmermann, r.l. collector number: 6774 Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
93 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 28185 Maui BISH 7/26/1939
94 Oenothera laciniata Hill kilauea, volcanoe house PRESERVED_SPECIMEN student at university of hawaii collector number: 98 Hawaii BISH 7/6/1933
95 Oenothera laciniata Hill hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, national park residence area Established in edge of thicket and edges of forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 45155 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1964
96 Oenothera laciniata Hill Makawao, Olinda PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 1837 Maui BISH 4/8/1937
97 Oenothera laciniata Hill roadside, haleakala highway in pasturelands PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3544 Maui BISH 7/25/1986
98 Oenothera laciniata Hill Roadside, Haleakala Highway in pasturelands PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3544 Maui BISH 7/25/1986
99 Oenothera laciniata Hill east maui, jula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nishida, t. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 7/7/1945
100 Oenothera laciniata Hill Naturalized in research Center lawn, HVNP PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stemmermann, R.L. 6774 B Hawaii BISH 6/1/1981
101 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kamuela Common weed in farms, growing with Sida rhombifolia, Nicandra physalodes, and other weeds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Davis, J. State ESP team Collector Number: 511 Hawaii BISH 6/14/1981
102 Oenothera laciniata Hill along upper kula road by kealaloa road jct PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hobdy, r.w. collector number: 1407 Maui BISH 6/4/1982
103 Oenothera laciniata Hill Kula, T. H. (Thirty Hill) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 12593 Maui BISH 7/26/1939
104 Oenothera laciniata Hill kula PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. degener, i. collector number: 23720 Maui BISH 11/17/1954
105 Oenothera laciniata Hill Puu Kapu Homestead, east of Waimea along Hwy. 19, Marie McDonald's Prootea and cut-flower farm PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5544 Hawaii BISH 6/23/1985
106 Oenothera laciniata Hill Old Volcano House Grassy area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fagerlund, G.O. 466 Hawaii BISH 3/15/1943
107 Oenothera laciniata Hill Sand Island Growing chiefly in cracks in the runway. PreservedSpecimen Herbst, D.R. Takeuchi, W.N. Collector Number: 6396 Midway Atoll BISH Specimen 6/29/1980
108 Oenothera laciniata Hill kamuela Common weed in farms, growing with Sida rhombifolia, Nicandra physalodes, and other weeds. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN davis, j. state esp team collector number: 511 Hawaii BISH 6/14/1981
109 Oenothera laciniata Hill haleakala nat'l park, hvc parking lot. In the cinder. Naturalized. Weedy alpine desert vegetation with Erodium, Deschampsia, and Dubautia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 110615-02 Maui BISH 6/15/2011
110 Oenothera laciniata Hill Midway Atoll PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Gagne, W.C. s.n. Midway Atoll BISH 8/11/1983
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