Onagraceae
Milkflower willowherb
Epilobium lactiflorum
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Epilobium
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Common names
By language (6)
- English
- Milkflower willowherb
- Esperanto
- Laktoflora epilobio
- Finnish
- Valkohorsma
- Icelandic
- Ljósadúnurt
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hvitmjølke
- Swedish
- Mjölkdunört
Synonyms
- Epilobium alpinum f. lactiflorum A.H.Moore
- Epilobium alpinum var. lactiflorum (Hausskn.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Epilobium canadense H.Lév.
- Epilobium canadense var. albescens H.Lév.
- Epilobium hornemannii var. lactiflorum (Hausskn.) D.Löve
- Epilobium shiroumense Matsumura & Nakai
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.