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.
Table of synonyms Name Year Rank Notes Gaura biennis var. pitcheri 1840 variety = het. Gaura exaltata 1845 species = het. Gaura filiformis 1898 species ≡ hom. Gaura filiformis var. kearneyi 1938 variety = het. Gaura filiformis var. typica 1939 variety ≡ hom., not validly publ. Gaura longiflora 1835 species = het. Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym
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