Onagraceae
Bog willowherb
Epilobium leptophyllum
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Epilobium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bog willowherb
Synonyms
- Epilobium densum var. nesophilum Fernald
- Epilobium leptophyllum f. leptophyllum
- Epilobium leptophyllum f. umbrosum (Hausskn.) Fernald
- Epilobium lineare f. umbrosum Hausskn.
- Epilobium nesophilum (Fernald) Fernald
- Epilobium oliganthum var. gracile Farw.
- Epilobium palustre var. gracile (Farw.) Dorn
- Epilobium rosmarinifolium Pursh
- Epilobium squamatum Nutt.
- Epilobium squamatum Nutt. ex Pursh
- Epilobium tenellum Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.