J20161006-0036—Epilobium canum—RPBG

Epilobium canum—zauschneria. The common name of zauschneria is a rare instance of a Latin genus name becoming the vernacular name after the plant was moved to the genus Epilobium. Gardening books and field manuals may call it "California fuchsia", but that name is rarely heard in speech. Zauschnerias are found in almost every garden in Berkeley and perhaps throughout California, making it one of the best known of all California natives. The plant blooms into November at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. E. canum provides an important late season nectar source for native California hummingbirds. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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