Onagraceae

Hummingbird trumpet

Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H.Raven

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Epilobium

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Hummingbird trumpet (Epilobium canum) — FlowerPhoto: Grant Chovil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Hummingbird trumpet
Japanese: カリフォルニアフクシア
Persian: گلآویز کالیفرنیا

Synonyms

Zauschneria californica subsp. californica
Zauschneria californica var. californica
Zauschneria cana Greene
Zauschneria microphylla (A.Gray ex W.H.Brewer & S.Watson) Moxley

Flowers

In flower: July to December (from 10,314 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Grant Chovil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel S., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.