Epilobium cleistogamum

Taxobox
name = "Epilobium cleistogamum"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Onagraceae
genus = "Epilobium"
species = "E. cleistogamum"
binomial = "Epilobium cleistogamum"
binomial_authority = (Curran) Hoch & P. H. Raven
synonyms = "Boisduvalia cleistogama"

"Epilobium cleistogamum" is a species of willowherb known by the common name selfing willowherb. This plant is endemic to central California where it is a resident of vernal pools and mudflats. This is a small annual with fuzzy pointed green leaves. Some of the leaves have hairs which are knobby and gland-tipped. The flowers are usually cleistogamous, that is, they self-pollinate without opening. Some of the flowers do open to reveal pinkish-purple to nearly white, deeply notched petals. The fruit is a tough four-sided capsule about a centimeter long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5410,5422 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EPCL3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Epilobium+cleistogamum Photo gallery]