Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium
Onagraceae
Hummingbird Trumpet
Matted or upright, densely hairy, grayish to green, usually with glands. Stems may be woody at base. Leaves to 2 in. long, sessile, mostly opposite, lance-shaped to oval, usually entire, can be deeply toothed. Flowers bright red-orange, in clusters at stem tips, held horizontally. Four sepals and 4 petals form a 1–1 1/2 in. long funnel-shaped tube with petals 2-lobed at the end. The 8 stamens and single pistil project beyond petals. Grows in rocky places, talus, open dry slopes, at high elevations from southern Oregon south.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Summer, Autumn
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–35 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Subalpine, West-side Forest
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: California Trumpet
- Latin Synonyms: Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia, Zauschneria latifolium
