Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H. Raven
California fuchsia, hummingbird trumpet
[An article has not been written yet.]
5/22/2009 · Red Rock Loop, Arizona · ≈ 2½ × 3″ (6.3 × 8.2 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
6/3/2009 · Zion National Park, Utah · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Myrtales | Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others |
| Family | Onagraceae | Willowherb/evening primrose family |
| Genus | Epilobium | From Greek epi, “upon,” and lobos, “a pod or capsule,” because the flower is attached directly to the ovary |
| Species | canum | Ash-colored, gray, hoary |
Epilobium canum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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