California fuchsia
Epilobium canum (=Zauschneria californica)
Onagraceae

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Epilobium - from the Greek epi- (upon) and lobos (pod, capsule) -
the flower and capsule appear together, the corolla being borne on the end of the ovary

canum - ash-colored, gray, hoary (the leaves)

Zauschneria - Named for Prof. Johann Baptista Josef Zauschner,
18th century botanist and medical professor

(this plant seems to go back and forth between the two genera!)

Above: Mtn99

R-Ranch