Epilobium oreganum

Epilobium oreganum
"Oregon Fireweed" redirects here; not to be confused with Oregon Willowherb.
Epilobium oreganum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Epilobium
Species: E. oreganum
Binomial name
Epilobium oreganum
Greene
Synonyms

Epilobium exaltatum

Epilobium oreganum is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name Grants Pass Willowherb and Oregon Fireweed (though it is not a true fireweed). It is native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it is historically known mostly from the Klamath Mountains. It is currently confirmed to exist only in Josephine County, Oregon, and Trinity County, California, where it grows in boggy areas on serpentine soils.[1] It is a perennial herb growing up to a meter in height with thin, hairless stems. The red-veined leaves are oval to lance-shaped and up to 9 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears flowers with pink petals just over a centimeter long and a protruding pistil. The fruit is a hairy, glandular capsule up to 4.5 centimeters long.

References

  1. ^ US Forest Service. Conservation agreement for Hastingsia bracteosa, H. atrogurpurea, Gentiana setigera, Epilobium oreganum, and Viola primulifolia ssp. occidentalis and serpentine Darlingtonia wetlands and fens from southwestern Oregon and northwestern California.

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