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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Epilobium leptophyllum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Narrowleaf Willowherb at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Epilobium leptophyllum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-03-001:
Epilobium leptophyllum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Willowherb, Bog Willowherb, American Marsh Willowherb
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_eple2_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Epilobium leptophyllum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Epilobium leptophyllum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-03-001:
Epilobium leptophyllum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
3291
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare
Look for it in bogs, fens, seepages, and boggy meadows, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pinkish, white
4-merous
4 sepals
4 petals
8 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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