Biology:Epilobium torreyi
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae
| Epilobium torreyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Epilobium |
| Species: | E. torreyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Epilobium torreyi (S.Wats.) Hoch & P.H.Raven
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| Synonyms | |
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q5383013 entry
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