Epilobium rostratum Cheeseman

Small herb, with several to many wiry stems arising from a woody stock; stems and branches stiff, erect, or ascending, uniformly grey-pubescent, 4-12-(15) cm. tall. Lvs opp., floral alt., close-set, us. overlapping, on slender petioles up to 2 mm. long. Lamina narrow-oblong, often apiculate, (3)-5-8-(10) × 1-3 mm., coriac., glab. except near base; coarsely toothed. Fls ± 3-5 mm. diam.; calyx pubescent, ± 5 mm. long; lobes ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate; petals pink to white, up to 10 mm. long, often shorter. Capsules 10-15-(20) mm. long, curved, suddenly narrowed to apex and base; hoary pubescent, becoming glab., sts glabrate even when immature. Peduncles obsolete or very short. Seeds minutely papillose.