[The Genus Epilobium East of the
Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Chaparral Willowherb, Small-flowered Willowherb
Epilobium minutum
Synonym: Epilobium minutum var. minutum
Small-flowered willowherb as seen amongst talus along Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.......................April 23, 2009.
Characteristics:
Small-flowered willowherb is a small, freely branched annual
wildflower. Its leaves are primarily opposite. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate
in shape and short petioled, with a length from 10 to 25 mm. The flowers are
found in the axils of the terminal, alternate leaves. The four petals are white
to pink, 2 to 4 mm long. Individual petals are bilobed at the tip.
Habitat:
Small-flowered willowherb is found in gravelly or dry soils,
from sea level to well up in the mountains.
Range:
Small-flowered willowherb is found from British Columbia south
to California, and eastward to Montana.
Small-flowered willowherb as seen on serpentine outcrops along the Canyon Mountain Trail #218, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.................June 21, 2011.
Close-up of the stem leaves of
small-flowered willowherb as seen amongst talus along Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.......................April 23, 2009.
Epilobium minutum from the road
to Blue Sky, Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge.....June 97.
Paul Slichter