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Epilobium obcordatum is a species of willowherb known by the common name Rockfringe Willowherb. It is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it is found in rocky mountainous areas. This small perennial is clumpy to mat-forming and spreads from a woody caudex, especially in nooks between rocks. It has stems lined with oval or rounded leaves which spread parallel to the ground or ascend somewhat. At the tips of the thin stems are flowers each with four petals. The petals are magenta to purple, rounded and notched, often in a perfect heart shape, and are one or two centimeters long. The hairy, club-like, ridged fruit is a capsule two to four centimeters long growing on a short stalk.
Perennial herb
6 in Tall
Purple
Containers
Partial Shade
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Rocky places
Alpine Fell-Fields, Subalpine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 9 likely
Fireweed Clearwing
Albuna pyramidalis
Langston's Forester
Alypia langtoni
Black-Banded Carpet
Antepirrhoe semiatrata
Satyr Pug
Eupithecia satyrata