Epilobium torreyi
{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae}}
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|genus = Epilobium
|species = torreyi
|authority = (S.Wats.) Hoch & P.H.Raven
|synonyms = Boisduvalia stricta
}}
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.
External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5410,5447 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Epilobium+torreyi Photo gallery]
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