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Epilobium leptocarpum

Epilobium leptocarpum Hausskn.

Slenderfruit Willowherb, Small-flowered Willow Herb

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: EPLE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate , Opposite
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Reddish-green.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White, fades to pink with age.

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , OR , UT , WA
Canada: NB
Native Habitat: Boreal, mountain vegetation, moist prairies, stream banks, bluffs, shores, rocky, gravelly, sandy soils, mossy ground.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACW	FACW			FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Epilobium leptocarpum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Epilobium leptocarpum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Epilobium leptocarpum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-04
Research By: TWC Staff

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