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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).

Photographs

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Epilobium hirsutum
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Epilobium hirsutum
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Epilobium hirsutum
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Epilobium hirsutum
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Epilobium hirsutum - Leaves
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Epilobium hirsutum - Cauline leaf
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Epilobium hirsutum - Immature seed capsules

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