Epilobium pallidum
Epilobium pallidum | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Epilobium |
Species: | E. pallidum |
Binomial name | |
Epilobium pallidum (Eastw.) Hoch & P.H.Raven | |
Synonyms | |
Boisduvalia macrantha |
Epilobium pallidum is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name largeflower spike-primrose. It is native to western United States, where it grows in moist areas in northern California, Oregon, and Idaho. It is an annual herb producing a narrow, upright stem up to 60 centimeters long lined with narrow oval leaves each up to 5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence atop the stem bears several flowers and hairy, leaflike bracts. Each flower has four bilobed petals each up to about a centimeter long and bright pink in color. The fruit is a beaked capsule between 1 and 2 centimeters long containing a row of tiny seeds.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, June 05, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.