- Epilobium glaberrimum
Taxobox
name = "Epilobium glaberrimum"
image_width = 240px
image_caption =
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Onagraceae
genus = "Epilobium "
species = "E. glaberrimum"
binomial = "Epilobium glaberrimum"
binomial_authority = Barbey"Epilobium glaberrimum" is a species of willowherb known by the common name glaucus willowherb. This clumping perennial wildflower is native to western North America from central Canada to northern Mexico. It generally grows at some elevation in moist places. This plant is somewhat variable in appearance. It may exceed half a meter in height and has hairless foliage with leaves between one and 8 centimeters long. The flower has four notched petals in purple, pink, or white which may be only a couple of millimeters long to over a centimeter long each. The fruit is a narrow, sticklike capsule 2 to 7 centimeters long.
External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5410,5425 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EPGL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Epilobium+glaberrimum Photo gallery]
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