Tall Annual Willowherb; Tall Annual Willow Herb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Epilobium

Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Amphion floridensisNessus Sphinx
Anarta trifoliiThe Nutmeg, Clover Cutworm
Anticlea multiferataMany-Lined Carpet
Eudryas unioPearly Wood-Nymph
Eulia ministranaFerruginous Eulia
Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa

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Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Oidaematophorus eupatoriiEupatorium Plume Moth
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Proserpinus gauraeProud Sphinx
Trichodezia albovittataWhite-Striped Black
Dichomeris washingtoniella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Epilobium

Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Onagraceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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