Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii Calflora

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Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. watsonii (Barbey) Hoch & P. H. Raven

Fringed willowherb, Watson's willowherb, Willow herb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Northern Coastal Scrub, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Epilobium franciscanum
JEF + PLANTS	Epilobium watsonii var. franciscanum
JEF + PLANTS	Epilobium watsonii

Information about Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EPCIW) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/01/2025).