Epilobium hirsutum L., 1753
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Great Willowherb
- 🇫🇷 Épilobe hérissé, Épilobe hirsute
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Clade: Superrosids
- Clade: Rosids
- Clade: Malvids
- Order: Myrtales
- Family: Onagraceae
- Subfamily: Onagroideae
- Tribe: Epilobieae
- Genus: Epilobium
- Species: Epilobium hirsutum
Presence
Present.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
- Red List (Global): LC Least Concern
Notes
Possible confusion with E. parviflorum Schreb., 1771, which has pale pink flowers with shorter petals (6-11 mm), while E. hirsutum has purplish-pink flowers with longer petals (10-18 mm).
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Sources
Lansdown, R.V. (2013). Epilobium hirsutum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2013. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T164347A1044291.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 844). Biotope.