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California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium

Description:

Red tubular flower with white stamen. Grows on long green stalks with pointed leaves.

Habitat:

Dry grassy/chaparral area along dirt trail about 7000 ft elevation at Camp Mataguay

Notes:

Aka Zauschneria

1 Species ID Suggestions

MiguelDelSol
MiguelDelSol 12 years ago
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum California fuchsia


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3 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you for the ID MiguelDelSol! This one has really been bugging me since it's such a common looking flower :)

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Flowers of America aren't my speciality at all, but this looks like a cuphea. The flowers are very tecomaria-ish, but the plant as a whole definitely looks like cuphea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuphea Though I could be wrong! :)

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Does anyone recognize this flower/plant?

California, USA

Spotted on Oct 9, 2010
Submitted on Jul 26, 2011

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