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The genus Epilobium is in the family Onagraceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Epilobium

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Epilobium × aggregatum Celak.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium aitchisonii P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium algidum M.Bieb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium alpestre (Jacq.) Krock.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium alsinifolium Vill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium alsinoides A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium amurense Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium anagallidifolium Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium anatolicum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium angustifolium L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium angustum (Cheeseman) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × argillaceum Kitch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium arvernense Rouy & E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium atlanticum Litard. & Maire	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium australe Poepp. & Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium barbeyanum H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium bergianum A.K.Skvortsov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium billardierianum Ser.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium blinii H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × boissieri Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × borbasianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × brachiatum Celak.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium brachycarpum C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium brevifolium D.Don	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium brevipes Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × brevipilum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium brevisquamatum P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium brunnescens (Cockayne) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium capense Buchinger ex Krauss	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium chionanthum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium chitralense P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium chlorifolium Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium ciliatum Raf.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium clarkeanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium clavatum Trel.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium colchicum Albov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium collinum C.C.Gmel.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium coloratum Biehler	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium confertifolium Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × confine Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium confusum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium conjungens Skottsb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium conspersum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium crassum Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium cylindricum D.Don	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × dacicum Borbás	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium davuricum Fisch. ex Hornem.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × decipiens F.W.Schultz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium densifolium Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium denticulatum Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium detznerianum Schltr. ex Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium dodonaei Vill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium duriaei J.Gay ex Godr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × facchinii Hausm. ex Focke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium fangii C.J.Chen, Hoch & P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium fastigiatoramosum Nakai	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium fauriei H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × finitimum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium fleischeri Hochst.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium foliosum (Torr. & A.Gray) Suksd.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium forbesii Allan	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium fragile Sam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × freynii Celak.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium frigidum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium fugitivum P.H.Raven & Engelhorn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium gemmascens C.A.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × gemmiferum Boreau	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × gerardii Rouy & E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium glabellum G.Forst.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium glaberrimum Barbey	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium glaciale P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × glanduligerum K.Knaf ex Celak.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium glaucum Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium gouldii P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium gracilipes Kirk	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × grenieri Rouy & E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium griffithianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium gunnianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium halleanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × haynaldianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium hectori Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × heterocaulon Borbás	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium hirsutum L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium hirtigerum A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium hohuanense S.S.Ying	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium hooglandii P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium hornemannii Rchb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium howellii Hoch	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × huteri Borbás ex Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium indicum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium insulare Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × interjectum Smejkal	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × intersitum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × jinshaense P.H.Raven & H.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium karsteniae Compton	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × keredjense Bornm. & Gauba	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium kermodei P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium keysseri Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium kingdonii P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium komarovianum H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium komarovii Ovcz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium korshinskyi Morozova	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium lactiflorum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium ladakhianum T.K.Paul	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × lamotteanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium lanceolatum Sebast. & Mauri	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × laschianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium latifolium L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium laxum Royle	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium leiophyllum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium leptocarpum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium leptophyllum Raf.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × limosum Schur	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium lipschitzii Pachom.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × ludmilae Chemeris & A.A.Bobrov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium luteum Pursh	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium macropus Hook.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium madrense S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium margaretiae Brockie	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium matthewsii Petrie	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium maysillesii Munz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium melanocaulon Hook.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium mexicanum Moç. & Sessé ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium microphyllum A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium minutiflorum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium minutum Lindl. ex Lehm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium mirabile Trel. ex Piper	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × montaniforme K.Knaf ex Celak.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium montanum L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nankotaizanense Yamam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nerterioides A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nevadense Munz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nivale Meyen	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nivium Brandegee	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nummularifolium R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium nutans F.W.Schmidt	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium obcordatum A.Gray	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium obscurum (Schreb.) Schreb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium oreganum Greene	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium oregonense Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × palatinum F.W.Schultz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pallidiflorum Sol. ex A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium palustre L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pannosum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium parviflorum Schreb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pedicellare C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pedunculare A.Cunn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pengii C.J.Chen, Hoch & P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × percollinum Simonk.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pernitens Cockayne & Allan	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × persicinum Rchb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium petraeum Heenan	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pictum Petrie	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium platystigmatosum C.B.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium ponticum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium porphyrium G.Simpson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × prionophylloides Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium prostratum Warb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pseudorubescens A.K.Skvortsov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × pseudotrigonum Borbás	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium psilotum Maire & Sam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pubens A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium puberulum Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium purpuratum Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × purpureum Fr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pycnostachyum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium pyrricholophum Franch. & Sav.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium rechingeri P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × reedii H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium rhynchospermum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium rigidum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × rivulare Wahlenb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium roseum (Schreb.) Schreb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium rostratum Cheeseman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium rotundifolium G.Forst.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium royleanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × rubneri Domin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium salignum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium sarmentaceum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium saximontanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × schmidtianum Rostk.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium semiamplexicaule H.J.Chowdhery & S.Singh	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium septentrionale (Keck) Bowman & Hoch	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × sericeum Bernh.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium shiroumense Matsum. & Nakai	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium sikkimense Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × simulatum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium sinense H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium siskiyouense (Munz) Hoch & P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium speciosum Decne.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium spitianum H.J.Chowdhery & Murti	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium staintonii P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium stereophyllum Fresen.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium stevenii Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium stracheyanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium strictum Muhl. ex Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium subalgidum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium subcoriaceum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium subdentatum (Meyen) Lievens & Hoch	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium suffruticosum Nutt.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium taiwanianum C.J.Chen, Hoch & P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium tasmanicum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium tetragonum L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium thermophilum Paulsen	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium tianschanicum Pavlov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium tibetanum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium tonkinense H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium trichophyllum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium turkestanicum Pazij & Vved.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × udicolum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium vernonicum Snogerup	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium verticillatum W.X.Wang, W.Y.Guo & Y.S.Fu	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium wallichianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium wattianum Hausskn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium williamsii P.H.Raven	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium willisii P.H.Raven & Engelhorn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium wilsonii Petrie	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × winkleri A.Kern.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Epilobium × wisconsinense Ugent	Accepted		WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 890 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Epilobium. Of these 221 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 313 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Epilobium. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 890 species names for the genus Epilobium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	221	24.8%
◕	Synonym	502	56.4%
◕	Unplaced	118	13.3%
◕	Unassessed	49	5.5%

All names

The status of the 1,203 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Epilobium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	241	20.0%
◕	Synonym	792	65.8%
◕	Unplaced	118	9.8%
◕	Unassessed	52	4.3%

Of these names,

• 7 are recorded as invalid
• 56 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 890 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Epilobium, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	219	462	0	0	681	76.5%
	Low confidence	2	40	118	49	209	23.5%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Epilobium, are as follows: