| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H.Raven |
| Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 335 (1977) |
| Native Range | California to nw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 50-3400m |
| Description | stems grey tomentose, leaves narrowly linear-lanceolate, to subfiliform, entire, fasciculate, sepals 8-10mm, petals trifid, 8-12mm long, capsule linear, to 2cm |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium (D.D.Keck) P.H.Raven Epilobium canum ssp. mexicanum (C.Presl) P.H.Raven Zauschneria californica C.Presl Zauschneria californica f. albiflora Tralau Zauschneria californica ssp. angustifolia D.D.Keck Zauschneria californica var. mexicana (C.Presl) Hoover Zauschneria californica ssp. mexicana (C.Presl) P.H.Raven Zauschneria californica var. microphylla A.Gray Zauschneria californica var. typica Hilend Zauschneria californica ssp. typica D.D.Keck Zauschneria californica var. villosa (Greene) Jeps. Zauschneria cana Greene Zauschneria eastwoodae Eastw. ex Moxley Zauschneria mexicana C.Presl Zauschneria microphylla (A.Gray) Moxley Zauschneria villosa Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |