Epilobium palustre Linnaeus. Common name: Marsh Willowherb. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Bogs, wooded swamps. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to PA, MI, MN, NE, NM, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA10, GrPl, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; = Epilobium lineare Muhl. — S13; > Epilobium palustre L. var. grammadophyllum Hausskn. — F; > Epilobium palustre L. var. labradoricum Hausskn. — F; > Epilobium palustre L. var. lapponicum Wahlenb. — F; > Epilobium palustre L. var. longirameum Fernald & Wiegand — F; > Epilobium palustre L. var. oliganthum (Michx.) Fernald — F, G; > Epilobium palustre L. var. palustre — F; > Epilobium pylaieanum Fernald — F. Basionym: Epilobium palustre L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Epilobium palustre - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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