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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: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate , Opposite
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Reddish-green.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White, fades to pink with age.
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , OR , UT , WACanada: 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 |
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 PlantsFNA: Find Epilobium leptocarpum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Epilobium leptocarpum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: TWC Staff