Epilobium obcordatum

Epilobium obcordatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Epilobium
Species: E. obcordatum
Binomial name
Epilobium obcordatum
A.Gray

Epilobium obcordatum is a species of perennial plant in the primrose family (Onagraceae), known by the common name rockfringe willowherb and rock fringe.[1] 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.

References

  1. Horn, Elizabeth L. (1998). Sierra Nevada Wildflowers. Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0878423885.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 15, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.