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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Myrtles, Evening Primroses, and Allies
  6. Evening Primrose Family
  7. Willowherbs
  8. Epilobium
  9. Fringed Willowherb

species 42,358 observations

Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

69 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Small Phoenix, White-lined Sphinx, Setaceous Hebrew Character, White-banded Carpet Moth 28
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Prickly Ceratina, Osmia tristella, Bull-headed Furrow Bee, Western Little Leaf-cutter Bee 30

Children

  • Watson's Willowherb
  • Glandular Willowherb
  • Coast Willowweed

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Wet
Soil
Loam
Soil pH
Acid
Habit
Clumping Erect
Plant type
Herbaceous perennial Weed

From NC State Extension.

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