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Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. ciliatum

Fringed Willowherb

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s): Epilobium adenocaulon, Epilobium adenocaulon var. ecomosum, Epilobium adenocaulon var. holosericeum, Epilobium adenocaulon var. parishii, Epilobium adenocaulon var. perplexans, Epilobium americanum, Epilobium brevistylum, Epilobium brevistylum var. ursinum, Epilobium californicum, Epilobium californicum var. holosericeum, Epilobium ciliatum var. ecomosum, Epilobium delicatum, Epilobium ecomosum, Epilobium glandulosum var. adenocaulon, Epilobium glandulosum var. ecomosum, Epilobium glandulosum var. macounii, Epilobium leptocarpum var. macounii, Epilobium ursinum, Epilobium watsonii var. parishii

USDA Symbol: EPCIC

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 ciliatum ssp. ciliatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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