Oenothera simulans, the southern beeblossom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to the Bahamas and the southeastern United States. An annual reaching 6 ft (1.8 m), it prefers sandy soils and is found growing in dunes, open woodlands, fields, and roadsides.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Beeblossom being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oenothera filipes
- Oenothera filiformis
- Oenothera podocarpa
- Oenothera gaura
- Oenothera demareei
- Oenothera suffulta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Oenothera
- Species
- Oenothera simulans
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