Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H.Raven

Hummingbird trumpet (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Epilobium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cathartic (leaf), Kidney Aid (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (leaf), Urinary Aid (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Antihemorrhagic (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Epilobium canum leaf picture by mreggiardo (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium canum leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium canum leaf picture by Johnny Poppyseed (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Epilobium canum flower picture by Owen Owen Thompson-Lastad (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium canum flower picture by mreggiardo (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium canum flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Epilobium canum world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92449-2
WFO ID wfo-0000668881
COL ID 6G4VS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Zauschneria californica Zauschneria cana Zauschneria garrettii Zauschneria microphylla Zauschneria villosa Zauschneria mexicana Epilobium canum subsp. angustifolium Epilobium canum subsp. garrettii Epilobium canum var. garrettii Epilobium canum subsp. mexicanum Zauschneria californica var. villosa Zauschneria californica var. californica Zauschneria californica subsp. californica Epilobium canum subsp. canum Zauschneria californica var. microphylla Zauschneria latifolia var. garrettii Zauschneria californica var. mexicana Zauschneria californica subsp. angustifolia Zauschneria californica subsp. mexicana Epilobium canum