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PLANTS

Purpleleaf willowherb

Epilobium coloratum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialRed flowers
Purpleleaf willowherb, photo 1 of 5
Purpleleaf willowherb, In flower
Purpleleaf willowherb, In fruit
1.0 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.0 m. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 135 observations of Purpleleaf willowherb in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie34
  2. Outaouais25
  3. Estrie20
  4. Capitale-Nationale19
  5. Montréal11
  6. Laurentides7
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  8. Laval3
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Mauricie3
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Fringed willowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Bog willowherbEpilobium leptophyllum
Smallflower hairy willowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Marsh willowherbEpilobium palustre
White vervainVerbena urticifolia
Purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium
Calico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
Indian-tobaccoLobelia inflata
Tall annual willowherbEpilobium brachycarpum
Hornemann's willowherbEpilobium hornemannii
Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensis