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Photographer: Joanne Kline
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Family Onagraceae
Epilobium coloratum Biehler
cinnamon willow-herb, eastern willow-herb
Epilobium: from 2 Greek words epi, "upon," and lobos, "a pod or capsule," as the flower and capsule appear together, the corolla being borne on the end of the ovary
coloratum: colored
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-3' tall forb; stems usually with many branches |
| Flower: | pink to white, 4-parted, 1/3" wide, petals notched; inflorescence a cluster (raceme) of many, stalked flowers; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | capsule, seeds with brown tufts of hair at the top |
| Leaf: | mostly opposite, oblong to lance-like with sharp, irregular teeth |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, streambanks |
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