Calflora Taxon Report
Epilobium canum  (Greene) P. H. Raven
California fuchsia, Hummingbird trumpet, zauschneria
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2018 Ron Vanderhoff
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2015 Gerald Carr
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2018 Ron Vanderhoff
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2015 Steve Matson
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2021 Mike Russler
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2018 Mary Conway
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2018 Mary Conway
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2017 Diane Etchison
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2022 David Strauch
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2022 David Strauch
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2019 Rebecca Schoenenberger
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2014 James Gonsman
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2014 Garth Wadsworth
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2018 Rachelle Gray
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2018 Nancy Hamlett
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2015 Gerald Carr
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2015 Steve Matson
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2015 Steve Matson
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2015 Steve Matson
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2021 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2021 EOgren
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2022 Ken Lunders
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2022 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2009 Juergen Schrenk
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2009 Juergen Schrenk
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2023 Steve Conger
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2012 Faerthen Felix
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2018 Japhia Huhndorf
Epilobium canum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Epilobium
Family: Onagraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: slopes, ridges

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
OTHERZauschneria californica
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[Wikipedia] Name Origin: The name reflects that in the past it used to be treated in a distinct genus Zauschneria, but modern studies have shown that it is best placed within the genus Epilobium. The original genus name was in honor of Johann Baptista Josef Zauschner (1737–1799), a professor of medicine and botany in Prague. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
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