Calflora: Epilobium oreganum

Calflora

Taxon Report 3009

Epilobium oreganum E. Greene

Grants pass willowherb, Oregon fireweed

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Epilobium oreganum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America, Oregon.

It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	ONAGRACEAE
Genus:	Epilobium

Communities:	Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian
Habitat:	bogs/fens [CNPS Inventory]
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
AFFINITY to serpentine soil: 3.8 (broad endemic / strong indicator) [Safford et al 2005]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

TJM2 + PLANTS:

Epilobium exaltatum

More information about Epilobium oreganum


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (EPOR)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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