Index / Search / Oenothera gaura
§1 Plant
Oenothera gaura W.L. Wagner & Hoch
vernacular biennial beeblossom — species · Onagraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Onagraceae Juss.
- Genus
- Oenothera
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 507 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 507 counties across 23 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 93 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Crawford 18025
- Delaware 18035
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Ohio 18115
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bell 21013
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Clark 21049
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Woodford 21239
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Orange 36071
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Rockland 36087
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
North Carolina view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Marion 39101
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Hamblen 47063
- Hancock 47067
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Montgomery 47125
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Brooke 54009
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Marshall 54051
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/OEGA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3666302 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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