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Epilobium luteum
Epilobium luteum Pursh
Yellow Willowherb
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: EPLU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Erect, leafy stems, growing in patches, with yellow flowers in upper leaf axils.
This Epilobium is unusual in the West with its flowers of yellow rather than red or pink. Shrubby Willowherb (E. suffruticosum), with smaller flowers, is found in the mountains of central Idaho, western Montana, and Wyoming.
Bloom Information
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , SepDistribution
USA: AK , CA , OR , WACanada: AB , BC
Native Distribution: Alaska south to northwestern California.
Native Habitat: Moist places in mountains.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Additional resources
USDA: Find Epilobium luteum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Epilobium luteum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Epilobium luteum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff