Onagraceae FAMILY
Epilobium coloratum
Epilobium coloratum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Epilobium coloratum is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect, much-branched stems 30 - 90cm tall., Young shoots in the autumn form basal rosettes of leaves[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. The plant is possibly harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral & Eastern N. America - Quebec to Georgia and west to Texas, also S. Dakota to Kansas and Illinois; Caribbean - Hispaniola
HabitatLow ground, springy slopes etc[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].