Epilobium clavatum
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Epilobium clavatum is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family
known by the common names Talus Willowherb and Clavatefruit Willowherb. It is native to western North America from Alaska
to northern California
to Colorado
, where it grows in rocky high mountain habitat such as talus
. It is a clumping perennial herb forming bristly mounds up to about 20 centimeters high and spreading outward via tough stolon
s. The oval-shaped leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is an erect raceme
of flowers, each with four small pink petals. The fruit is a capsule up to 4 centimeters long.
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
known by the common names Talus Willowherb and Clavatefruit Willowherb. It is native to western North America from Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
to northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, where it grows in rocky high mountain habitat such as talus
Scree
Scree, also called talus, is a term given to an accumulation of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, or valley shoulders. Landforms associated with these materials are sometimes called scree slopes or talus piles...
. It is a clumping perennial herb forming bristly mounds up to about 20 centimeters high and spreading outward via tough stolon
Stolon
In biology, stolons are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.-In botany:...
s. The oval-shaped leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is an erect raceme
Raceme
A raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
of flowers, each with four small pink petals. The fruit is a capsule up to 4 centimeters long.