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Epilobium torreyi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Onagraceae

Scientific name
  
Epilobium torreyi

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Myrtales

Genus
  
Epilobium

Higher classification
  
Willowherbs

Similar
  
Epilobium clavatum, Epilobium oreganum, Willowherbs, Epilobium densiflorum, Epilobium siskiyouense

Epilobium torreyi is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names Torrey's willowherb and brook spike-primrose. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of habitat, often in moist areas. It is a hairy annual herb producing a narrow, upright stem often exceeding half a meter tall lined with narrow lance-shaped leaves. The hairy, glandular inflorescence bears tiny white or pink flowers. They are usually cleistogamous, remaining closed and self-pollinating. The fruit is a capsule up to about a centimeter long.

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Epilobium torreyi Wikipedia