Oenothera glaucifolia

Oenothera glaucifolia
Raceme
At the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Oenothera
Species:
O. glaucifolia
Binomial name
Oenothera glaucifolia
W.L.Wagner & Hoch
Synonyms
  • Antogoeringia linifolia Kuntze
  • Gaura linifolia Nutt. ex E.James
  • Stenosiphon bracteatus M.E.Jones ex Johans.
  • Stenosiphon linifolium (Nutt. ex E.James) Heynh.
  • Stenosiphon virgatum Spach

Oenothera glaucifolia, the false gaura, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to the west-central United States, and to Coahuila in Mexico. A probable biennial, it can reach 3 m (10 ft).