Gaura neomexicana
Gaura neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name New Mexico beeblossom. It is native to the west central United States.
| Gaura neomexicana | |
|---|---|
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| ssp. coloradensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Gaura |
| Species: | G. neomexicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaura neomexicana | |
There are two subspecies of this species. One, the rare Colorado butterfly plant (ssp. coloradensis), is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.[1] It grows along the border between Wyoming and Colorado and its distribution extends just into Nebraska. It grows in moist soils in meadows near streams in the western Great Plains.[2] It has probably always been rare, localized, and endemic to a specific type of habitat,[3] but it has declined due to the loss and degradation of its habitat.[4]
References
- USFWS. Threatened status for the Colorado Butterfly Plant (Gaura neomexicana ssp. coloradensis) from southeastern Wyoming, northcentral Colorado, and extreme western Nebraska. Federal Register October 18, 2000.
- G. neomexicana ssp. coloradensis State Species Abstract. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database.
- Fertig, W. Status Review of the Colorado Butterfly Plant. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, January 13, 2000.
- G. neomexicana ssp. coloradensis. Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
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