Epilobium palustre Calflora

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Taxon Report

Epilobium palustre L.

Marsh willow herb, Marsh willowherb

2015 Robert Carr

2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

Epilobium palustre is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~17 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Epilobium
Family:	Onagraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Epilobium lineare
PLANTS	Epilobium oliganthum
PLANTS	Epilobium palustre var. grammadophyllum
PLANTS	Epilobium palustre var. labradoricum
PLANTS	Epilobium palustre var. lapponicum
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Information about Epilobium palustre from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EPPA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Epilobium: from 2 Greek words epi, "upon," and lobos, "a pod or capsule," as the flower and capsule appear together, the corolla being borne on the end of the ovary palustre: growing in marshes photos / record / common / links po83273:!po83273:!po83273:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/23/2025).