Status: Native
Synonyms:
Chamerion angustifolium (Linnaeus) Holub subsp. (Mosquin) Hoch
Epilobium angustifolium Linnaeus var. canescens Wood
Epilobium angustifolium Linnaeus subsp. circumvagum Mosquin
Chamaenerion angustifolium is an erect herb with a striking, tall purple spikelike inflorescence. The four
thin reddish sepals alternate with four lavender, raquet shaped petals. The white filaments terminate in large
red anthers. The leaves are linear-lanceolate and have a white central vein.
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Chamaenerion angustifolium, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007
Chamaenerion angustifolium, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007
Chamaenerion angustifolium, with Gnophaela discreta (ID by M. Jost,) photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
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