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Epilobium septentrionale

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Scientific name
  
Epilobium septentrionale

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Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Epilobium

Higher classification
  
Willowherbs

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Willowherbs, Epilobium clavatum, Epilobium oreganum, Epilobium siskiyouense, Epilobium minutum

Epilobium septentrionale, with the common names Humboldt County fuchsia and northern willowherb, is a species of willowherb. Like the wildflower zauschneria, this plant was once treated as a member of genus Zauschneria but has more recently been placed with the willowherbs.

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Distribution

This species is endemic to Northern California, where it is an uncommon resident of the rocky ledges of the Northern Outer California Coast Ranges.

Description

Epilobium septentrionale is a squat, clumpy perennial growing in thin patches of soil between rocks and sending up a few erect stems. The leaves are oval and pointed, glandular, and covered in a coat of white fuzz.

At the end of each erect branch is a glandular inflorescence bearing a bright red-orange tubular flower 2 or 3 centimeters long. A bunch of stamens and one long pistil protrude obviously from the mouth of the bloom, which is pollinated by nectar-feeding birds. The fruit is a hairy capsule about two centimeters long.

References

Epilobium septentrionale Wikipedia


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