Epilobium anagallidifolium Calflora

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Taxon Report

Epilobium anagallidifolium Lam.

Alpine willowherb, Pimpernel willowherb

2016 Steve Matson

2019 David Greenberger

2016 Steve Matson

2011 Ryan Batten

2007 Matt Below

Epilobium anagallidifolium is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~100 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Epilobium
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Epilobium alpinum
PLANTS	Epilobium anagallidifolium var. pseudoscaposum

Information about Epilobium anagallidifolium from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EPAN4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).