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Fringed Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

42
Good

Native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 88%

Height
1–4.5 feet
Spread
1–2 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1.5 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 44 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial

Not yet recorded · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Leaves: no source found yet.

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 2 West Virginia counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 39 animals.

All wildlife of West Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Epilobium

  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Amphion floridensisNessus Sphinx
  • Anarta trifoliiThe Nutmeg, Clover Cutworm
  • Anticlea multiferataMany-Lined Carpet
  • Eudryas unioPearly Wood-Nymph
  • Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
  • Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Show all 15
  • Oidaematophorus eupatoriiEupatorium Plume Moth
  • Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
  • Spargania magnoliataDouble-Banded Carpet
  • Trichodezia albovittataWhite-Striped Black
  • Dichomeris washingtoniella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist 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)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Onagraceae
Hardiness
Zones 8a–11b
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
Pink, purple, red or white

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Fringed Willow Herb

Conservation status

West Virginia rankS4
Global rankG5
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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