CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Epilobium palustre

Common Name:	marsh willowherb
Family:	Onagraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDONA060R0
Full Name:	Epilobium palustre L.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	EPPA

Biology
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb Blooming Period: July - August Habitat: • Bogs and fens • Meadows and seeps (mesic)

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 2
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 2

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
1	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
2	0	0

Notes
Known in CA only from Grass Lake (ELD Co.) and Willow Lake (PLU Co.). On monitor list in ID. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2011-06-06

Location

Elevation:

California Endemic: no

States: California, !AK, Colorado, !CT, Idaho, !KS, !MA, !ME, !MI, !MN, !MT, !NH, !NJ, Nevada, !NY, Oregon, !PA, !RI, !SD, !VT, Washington, !WI, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
El Dorado (ELD), Plumas (PLU)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Freel Peak (522C) 38119G8, Mt. Harkness (625A) 40121D3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1902

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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