familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusOenothera
sectionOenothera sect. Gaura
subsectionOenothera subsect. Stipogaura
speciesOenothera cinerea
subspeciesOenothera cinerea subsp. parksii
Oenothera cinerea subsp. parksii
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 83: 211. 2007.
Basionym: Gaura villosa var. parksii Munz Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 215. 1938
Synonyms: G. villosa subsp. parksii (Munz) P. H. Raven & D. P. Gregory
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Herbs densely soft-villous, hairs mostly appressed, also hispidulous, branches of inflorescences glabrous. Leaves: blade narrowly oblanceolate or oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, margins shallowly sinuate-dentate. Flowers: floral tube 1.5–4 mm; petals 7–12 mm; style 9–16 mm. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering (Apr–)May–Aug(–Oct).
Habitat: Flats and hills of red sand local on Rio Grande Plain.
Elevation: 100–200 m.
Discussion
Subspecies parksii is known from a narrow area of south Texas, including Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Maverick, Medina, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.