Onagraceae
Longflower beeblossom
Oenothera filiformis
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
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![Longflower beeblossom: Oenothera filiformis (Small) W.L.Wagner & Hoch [as Gaura longiflora Spach (synonym) and Gaura coccinea Pursh (misapplication)]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Oenothera_filiformis_HXC002635.jpg/1280px-Oenothera_filiformis_HXC002635.jpg)
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Longflower beeblossom
Synonyms
- Gaura biennis var. pitcheri Torr. & A.Gray
- Gaura exaltata Engelm. & Gray
- Gaura filiformis Small
- Gaura filiformis var. kearneyi Munz
- Gaura filiformis var. typica Munz
- Gaura longiflora Spach
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Elizabeth M. Brown & Edward T. Browne, Jr. Herbarium of Memphis State University, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Elizabeth M. Brown & Edward T. Browne, Jr. Herbarium of Memphis State University, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, Ph.D. https://www.inaturalist.org/people/a_schmidy_botanist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, Ph.D. https://www.inaturalist.org/people/a_schmidy_botanist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, Ph.D. https://www.inaturalist.org/people/a_schmidy_botanist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, Ph.D. https://www.inaturalist.org/people/a_schmidy_botanist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.