California fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Summary 7

Epilobium canum, also known as California fuchsia or Zauschneria, is a species of willowherb, native to dry slopes and in chaparral of western North America, especially California. It is a perennial plant, notable for the profusion of bright scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn.

National distribution 8

United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/859938406
  2. (c) Barry Breckling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/1209/0218.jpeg
  3. James Gonsman, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0914/1083.jpeg
  4. (c) Zoya Akulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/1111/1164.jpeg
  5. (c) Gary A. Monroe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/1102/1351.jpeg
  6. (c) Gary A. Monroe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/1102/1352.jpeg
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilobium_canum
  8. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29072633

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