Oenothera rhombipetala

Species of plant

Oenothera rhombipetala

Close-up of flowers
Habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Myrtales
Family:  | Onagraceae
Genus:  | Oenothera
Species:  |

O. rhombipetala

Binomial name
Oenothera rhombipetala

Nutt.

Synonyms[1]

* Oenothera heterophylla var. rhombipetala (Nutt.) Fosberg
* Raimannia rhombipetala (Nutt.) Rose ex Britton & A.Br.

Oenothera rhombipetala, the four-point evening-primrose, greater four-point evening-primrose, or diamond petal primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae.[2] It is native to the central United States.[1] A biennial, it is often found alongside roads.[2] It can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 metres) tall.[2]

## Ecology

[edit]

The dusk and night flying bee Lasioglossum texanum only collects pollen from the four-point evening-primrose.[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023. "Fourpoint Evening-primrose, Four-point Evening Primrose, Diamond Petal Primrose, Greater Four-point Evening-primrose"
3. ^ Kerfoot, William B. (1967). "Nest Architecture and Associated Behavior of the Nocturnal Bee, Sphecodogastra texana (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 40 (1): 84–93\. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25083600.84-93&rft.date=1967&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25083600#id-name=JSTOR&rft.issn=0022-8567&rft.aulast=Kerfoot&rft.aufirst=William+B.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Oenothera+rhombipetala" class="Z3988">

Taxon identifiers

Oenothera rhombipetala|

* Wikidata: Q17601870
* Wikispecies: Oenothera rhombipetala
* CoL: 48Y5S
* EoL: 478521
* FNA: 242416890
* GBIF: 3188826
* GRIN: 100538
* iNaturalist: 165815
* IPNI: 281546-2
* ITIS: 27412
* MichiganFlora: 1771
* NatureServe: 2.149746
* NCBI: 690548
* Open Tree of Life: 980259
* Plant List: tro-23200597
* PLANTS: OERH
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:281546-2
* Tropicos: 23200597
* WisFlora: 4352
* WFO: wfo-0001087552

This Myrtales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template