Epilobium glaberrimum (Smoothstem Willowherb, Glaucous Willowherb)

7/3/05 County Road 73 to Big Sage Reservoir, Devil's Garden Natural Area,

Modoc County, CA

8/16/04 Boggy area off boardwalk, Mono Lake County Park, Eastern Sierras,
Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Smoothstem Willowherb, Glaucous Willowherb

SPECIES: Epilobium glaberrimum

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/16/2004

LOCATION: Boggy area off boardwalk, Mono Lake County Park, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Stem: 2--8.5 dm, generally branched distally. 

Leaf: 20--70 mm, +- narrowly lanceolate. 

Flower: sepals 3--7.5 mm; petals 5--10(12) mm, rose-purple to pink or white. 

Fruit: 45--75 mm; pedicel 5--25 mm. 

Seed: 0.7--1 mm. 

Ecology: Well-drained, gravelly soils, streambanks, roadsides; 

Elevation: 150--3000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, NCoRH, CaRH, SNH, TR, PR, Wrn, n W&I; 

Distribution Outside California: to Washington, Idaho, Utah, northern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Jun--Sep 

eFlora Treatment Author: Peter C. Hoch