Epilobium nevadense
| Nevada willowherb | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Epilobium |
| Species: | E. nevadense |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilobium nevadense Munz, 1929 | |
Epilobium nevadense is a rare and vulnerable species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is known from a few scattered populations in mountain ranges in Nevada, Utah, and northwestern Arizona. It grows on talus slopes composed of either volcanic or limestone origin at feet 5,200–9,000 feet (1,600–2,700 m) in elevation.[1][2][3][4][5]
The nearest known relative of Nevada willowherb is Snow Mountain willowherb (Epilobium nivium), which has a similar appearance and grows in similar habitats. These two species together form Epilobium sect. Cordylophorurn subsect. Petrolobium and have been shown to form infertile hybrids in cultivation.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ↑ Nevada Natural Heritage Program profile for Epilobium nevadense http://heritage.nv.gov/taxon_detail/19451 Archived 2019-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Arizona Natural Heritage Program profile for Epilobium nevadense https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwLs0i-QWFssaFoxRzV6cEl0MTQ
- ↑ Munz, Philip A. (1929). "New Plants from Nevada". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 56 (3): 163–167. doi:10.2307/2480628. ISSN 0040-9618. JSTOR 2480628.
- ↑ SEINet collection records for Epilobium nevadense http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=82563
- ↑ Seavey, S. & P. Raven. Experimental hybrids in Epilobium (including sect. Zauschneria) species with N = 15 (Onagraceae). American Journal of Botany, Vol. 64, No. 4 (Apr, 1977), pp. 439-442.
- ↑ Raven, P. Generic and sectional delimitation in Onagraceae, tribe Epilobieae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 63, No. 2. (1976), pp. 326-340. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/23802