Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobe à grandes fleurs
Hairy Willowherb
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | pink |
| Flower size | 15-25 mm |
| Flowering months | June, July, August, September, October |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate |
| Height | to 2 m |
Description
A plant that grows close to rivers or irrigation channels and in ditches. Robust stems, branched and very hairy. Bracts are leaf-like.
Flowers
The flowers are 4-petalled, purplish-pink and notched. The stigma is creamy white with 4 lobes, quite noticeable.
Leaves
Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Long, wider in the middle, pointed, opposite, sometimes in whorls along the stem, sharply serrated.
Fruits Seeds
Capsule: 5-8 cm long.
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