Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Hoch

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~544 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Chamerion angustifolium
Genus:	Chamerion
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
PLANTS	Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens
PLANTS	Chamerion danielsii
PLANTS	Chamerion platyphyllum
JEF + PLANTS	Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
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Information about Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHANC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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: 03/31/2025).