Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb
Also known as: Epilboium adenocaulon +2 more
- Epilboium adenocaulon
- Epilobium brevistylum Barb.Rodr.
- Epilobium maximowitzii Hausskn., 1879
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Onagraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Epilobium ciliatum (commonly known as American Willowherb) is a herbaceous perennial within the Onagraceae family. It naturally occurs in the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Greenland, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Baltic States, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Iceland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Madeira, Malaya, Manchuria, Mongolia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Queensland, Sakhalin, South Australia, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Victoria, West Siberia, Western Australia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms