Oenothera filiformis

Oenothera filiformis, the longflower beeblossom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to the central United States. An annual, biennial, or perennial, it can reach tall. It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement. Flowers have four petals that are white or pink to red in color.

Taxonomy

Oenothera filiformis was scientifically described John Kunkel Small in 1898 and named Gaura filiformis. In 2007 it was moved to the genus Oenothera by the botanists Warren Lambert Wagner and Peter Coonan Hoch. It has no accepted subspecies or varieties according to Plants of the World Online. It has synonyms.