Northern Willowherb near flowering

Description:

Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum . Confusing because the branching pattern here is more typical of E. glandulosum which are typically simple as here, and with broader leaves than var. ciliatum. Considering all characters however it does not appear to be E. glandulosumThe petals are very small, in the range of about 5 mm long. The flowers for a week remained tubular and weren't opening up, so ultimately I had to coax them open to get a better look at them.July 17, 2012, Big Cottonwood Park East, Salt Lake County, Utah at 4,320 ft. elev.