. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 8. Epilobium coloratum Muhl. Purple- leaved or -veined Willow-herb. Fig. 3034. Epilobium coloratum Muhl.; Willd. Enum. i: 411. 1809. Erect, much branched, bushy, I'-j" high, more or less canescent above, with incurved hairs often arranged in lines, glabrate below. Stem and leaves often purplish; leaves generally slender-petioled but sometimes sessile, narrowly lanceolat
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 8. Epilobium coloratum Muhl. Purple- leaved or -veined Willow-herb. Fig. 3034. Epilobium coloratum Muhl.; Willd. Enum. i: 411. 1809. Erect, much branched, bushy, I'-j" high, more or less canescent above, with incurved hairs often arranged in lines, glabrate below. Stem and leaves often purplish; leaves generally slender-petioled but sometimes sessile, narrowly lanceolate, acute or acuminate at the apex, nar- rowed at the base, sharply serrulate or denticu- late, 2'-6' long, 3"-8" wide; flowers numerous in the axils, pink or white, 2"-3" broad, gen- erally nodding; stigma entire or merely notched; capsules short-peduncled, finely pubescent, 1-2' long, about i" thick; seeds obconic-fusiform, beakless. papillose, less than i" long; coma red- dish-brown. In low grounds, Maine to Ontario, Wisconsin, Nebraska. South Carolina, Tennessee and Kansas. Ascends to 2000 ft. in Virginia. Autumn basal shoots forming rosettes of leaves, as in the follow- ing species. July-Sept. 9. Epilobium adenocaulon Haussk. Xorthern Willow-herb. Fig. 3035. Epilobium glaitdulosi Am. 1: 206. 1833 Lehm. in Hook. Fl. Bor adenocaulon Haussk. Oest. Hot. Zeit. Epilobiu 29: 119. 1S79. Closely resembling the preceding species, but the inflorescence and capsules glandular- pubescent. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lan- ceolate, obtusish or sometimes acute, sparingly serrulate or denticulate, seldom over 2*' long; flowers usually nodding at first; seeds ob- ovoid, abruptly short-beaked, about i" long, papillose; coma white. In moist grounds, Newfoundland to British Columbia, Massachusetts, Delaware, North Caro- lina, Iowa, New Mexico and California. Ascends to 4000 ft. in the Adirondacks. July-Sept.
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