Epilobium lactiflorum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Epilobium lactiflorum Hausskn.

Milkflower willowherb, White flowered willowherb

2009 Barry Breckling

2016 Sierra Pacific Industries

2009 Barry Breckling

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~38 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 wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, slopes

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Epilobium alpinum var. lactiflorum
PLANTS	Epilobium hornemannii var. lactiflorum

Information about Epilobium lactiflorum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EPLA3) 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).