Participant Info

Species

Epilobium anagallidifolium [Epilobium alpinum]

Family

Onagraceae

CommonName

pimpernel willowherb

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1903

LatestDate

2018

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Cochetopa, Elwood, Grayback, Hayden, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Grayback pass 11 July 2018

Comments

In the Watershed pimpernel willowherb has been recorded from the subalpine and tundra, in mesic conditions such as snow melt, rock seeps, wet meadows, etc. Epilobium anagallidifolium is found in all mountain regions of the Watershed, but the concentration is in the south San Juans. Its USA range is higher mountains in all the states west of the Great Plains except for Arizona. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage about to Santa Fe, NM. Its common name reflects the specific epithet, anagallifolium, "with leaves like those of Anagallis" (pimpernel).

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