Epilobium obcordatum

Taxobox
name = "Epilobium obcordatum"


image_width = 240px
image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Onagraceae
genus = "Epilobium"
species = "E. obcordatum"
binomial = "Epilobium obcordatum"
binomial_authority = Gray

"Epilobium obcordatum" is a species of willowherb known by the common name rockfringe. It is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it is found in rocky mountainous areas. This small perennial is clumpy to mat-forming and spreads from a woody caudex, especially in nooks between rocks. It has stems lined with oval or rounded leaves which spread parallel to the ground or ascend somewhat. At the tips of the thin stems are flowers each with four petals. The petals are magenta to purple, rounded and notched, often in a perfect heart shape, and are one or two centimeters long. The glandular, club-like, ridged fruit is a capsule two to four centimeters long growing on a short stalk.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5410,5437 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EPOB USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Epilobium+obcordatum Photo gallery]