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Gaura was a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to North America. The name was derived from Greek γαῦρος (gaûros) meaning "superb" and named in reference to the stature and floral display of some species in this genus. [ 1 ]
Oenothera lindheimeri, [2] [3] commonly known as Lindheimer's beeblossom, white gaura, pink gaura, Lindheimer's clockweed, and Indian feather, is a species of Oenothera. Several of its common names derive from the genus Gaura, in which this species was formerly placed. The perennial plant is native to southern Louisiana and Texas.
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Oenothera gaura, formerly known as Gaura biennis, the biennial gaura or biennial beeblossom, is a North American flowering plant that can reach 6 ft (1.8 m) in height at maturity. Its upper half is made up of flowering stems, which are covered with soft, white hairs.
The plant is native to much of North America, especially the western and central sections. It can be found in many habitats and is occasionally seen in urban areas. In 2016 NatureServe assessed Oenothera suffrutescens under the name Gaura coccinea as globally secure (G5). [7]
Gaura undulata Desf. Oenothera simulans , the southern beeblossom , is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae . [ 2 ] It is native to the Bahamas and the southeastern United States. [ 1 ]
Oenothera sinuosa is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names wavyleaf beeblossom and Red River gaura. The species was previously treated as Gaura sinuata , but in 2007 the species, along with the genus Gaura was reclassified in the genus Oenothera .
Gaura neomexicana var. typica Munz Oenothera coloradensis subsp. neomexicana (Wooton) W.L.Wagner & Hoch Oenothera dodgeniana is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name New Mexico beeblossom .