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Epilobium foliosum Nutt. ex Torr & Gray  

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Family: Onagraceae
leafy willowherb
[Epilobium minutum var. foliosum Torr. & A.Gray]
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Jepson 1993
Duration: Annual Nativity: Native Lifeform: Forb/Herb General: Annual forb less than 40 cm tall, peeling below, more or less strigose. Leaves: Generally alternate below, clustered above, 5-30 mm long, sublinear to lanceolate, generally folded along midrib, on petiole 3-12 mm long. Flowers: Crowded raceme, densely strigose; hypanthium 0.4-0.8 mm; sepals 1.5-2.5 mm; petals 1.8-3 mm, white. Fruits: Capsule 12-20 mm, sparsely hairy on pedicel 2-5 mm long. Ecology: Found in dry, open, disturbed sites or along roads from 500-8,000 ft (152-2438 m); flowers May-August. Notes: Most collections made of this species in central Arizona were along riparian areas, or immediately adjacent to riparian zones on hillsides. Ethnobotany: Unknown, but other species in the genera were used to make pinoles and the seeds were used for food. Etymology: Epilobium comes from Greek epi, meaning upon and lobos, meaning a pod or capsule, while foliosum means furnished with leaflets. Synonyms: Epilobium minutum var. foliosum Editor: SBuckley, 2010
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