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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Epilobium coloratum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Purpleleaf Willowherb at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Epilobium coloratum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-03-003:
Epilobium coloratum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Epilobium coloratum
COMMON NAME:
Purpleleaf Willowherb, Bronze Willowherb, Eastern Willowherb
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_epco_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_epco_003_lvd
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_coloratum_branch
September
There are some difficulties in distinguishing this and E. ciliatum in our area, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_coloratum_closeup
September
The flowers are less than 1/4" wide, with pink or white notched petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_coloratum_closeup2
September
Sepals ovate, 2.5-3mm long, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_coloratum_flowers
September
Leaves narrowly lanceolate & fine-toothed, their bases decurrent on the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_coloratum_habit
September
A freely branched perennial to 3' tall. Stem & branches often red-purple, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Epilobium coloratum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Epilobium coloratum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-03-003:
Epilobium coloratum
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Epilobium coloratum
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in NC Mtns, uncommon in SC Mtns & NC Pdmt, rare elsewhere
Look for it in seepages, moist open places, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish, white
4-merous
4 sepals
4 petals
8 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p140
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p352
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p149
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p185
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p109