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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum
smooth willowherb


 
Scientific Name: Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum (Nutt.) Hoch & Raven
English Name: smooth willowherb
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level: Subspecies
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: EPILGLA1
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Myrtales Onagraceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5T4T5 (Jul 2004)
Provincial Status: S4S5 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Yellow
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Ecology & Life History
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Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Alpine/Tundra / Alpine Grassland / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Alpine/Subalpine Meadow / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Fellfield / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Glacier/Icefield / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Heath / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Krummholtz / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Nivation / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Tundra / Facultative - frequent use
Alpine/Tundra / Zoogenic / Facultative - frequent use
Other Unique Habitats / Avalanche Track / Facultative - occasional use
Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Cliff / Facultative - occasional use
Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Facultative - frequent use
Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Talus / Facultative - frequent use
Stream/River / Stream/River / Facultative - occasional use
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Provincial Inventory
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:
 
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References and Related Literature
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar. eds. 1999. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 3, Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For., Victoria. 423pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 18, 2026).