Each mature plant can produce up to 70,000 seeds, which can be winddispersed thanks to a tuft of. Epilobium hirsutum linnaeus is an accepted species name. It thrives in wet, fertile, neutral to basic habitats, although it can tolerate dry ground. Epilobium hirsutum definition of epilobium hirsutum by the. Flower buds develop after 10 to 12 weeks of spring growth, and seeds are ripe and ready for dispersal 4 to 6 weeks after anthesis. This is a tall upright hairy perennial from britain. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. Hairy willowherb is a semiaquatic, softlyhairy herb that ranges in height from 3 feet to 6 feet tall. Legal status proposed as a class c noxious weed 2004. Online virtual flora of wisconsin epilobium hirsutum. Hairy willowherb, epilobium hirsutum flowers naturegate. Epilobium hirsutum synonyms, epilobium hirsutum pronunciation, epilobium hirsutum translation, english dictionary definition of epilobium hirsutum. Dec 30, 2018 effects of folk medicinal plant epilobium hirsutum l.
Epilobium, in china, where the species occur in most temperate to montane habitats except extreme deserts or warm, subtropical forests. Onagraceae page with images of species in efloraofindia. A tall perennial herb of open habitats, including ditches, marshes, the edges of streams or ponds, damp woodland margins and waste ground. This page was last edited on 18 february 2018, at 19. Epilobium hirsutum known commonly as hairy willowherb is a tall, attractive plant capable of escaping cultivation to form monotypic stands in natural wetland areas, where aggressive and dense growth can crowd out native or beneficial species. Download includes an excel spreadsheet of the attributes, and a pdf explaining the background and nomenclature. Biological properties of epilobium angustifolium l. Semiaquatic perennial herb covered with soft hairs. Effects of folk medicinal plant epilobium hirsutum l. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf biological properties of epilobium angustifolium l. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Another eyecatching hairy willowherb species grows wild in finland.
Epilobium hirsutum online atlas of the british and irish. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. See our written findings for more information about hairy willowherb epilobium hirsutum. And its ingredient ellagic acid on rat liver bile acid synthesizing cyps in rats. Herbs robust, perennial, sometimes woody near base with long, thick, ropelike hypogeal stolons often terminating in a rosette of leaves. It is commonly known as the great willowherb, great hairy willowherb or hairy willowherb. Local names include codlinsandcream, applepie and cherrypie. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Epilobium hirsutum control and education table of contents. The young parts of some species can be cooked and eaten as potherbs.
Plants profile for epilobium ciliatum fringed willowherb. Epilobium hirsutum is a flowering plant belonging to the willowherb genus epilobium in the family onagraceae. Epilobium hirsutum online atlas of the british and irish flora. The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of epilobium ciliatum. Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family onagraceae, containing about 197 species. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, hoverflies.
Epilobium definition of epilobium by the free dictionary. Pdf effects of folk medicinal plant epilobium hirsutum l. Wsda report on testing control methods of hairy willowherb epilobium hirstum. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Epilobium palustre, marsh epilobium, wickop, or swamp willow herb, is said to be a valuable article in colic and in irritable conditions of the intestines. Epilobium hirsutum linnaeus database of vascular plants of. Plants profile for epilobium hirsutum codlins and cream. Department of ecologys integrated pest management profile of hairy willowherb. Epilobium hirsutum hairy willowherb willowherb family.
An epilobium hirsutum in nahilalakip ha genus nga epilobium, ngan familia nga onagraceae. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and tropics epilobium species are restricted to the cool montane biomes, such as the new guinea highlands. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Epilobium synonyms, epilobium pronunciation, epilobium translation, english dictionary definition of epilobium. Epilobium at germplasm resources information network. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Epilobium hirsutum is a perennial growing to 2 m 6ft 7in. Epilobium on integrated taxonomic information system. Note that the pdf version is the booklet as published, whereas the excel spreadsheet incorporates subsequent corrections. Tracheophyta magnoliopsidaonagraceaeepilobiumepilobium hirsutum. It has smaller flowers and a shorter stem than hairy willowherb, and its hair covering is solely comprised of straight hairs. If anybody can s end im ages of other species of this genera for incorporation in the website, if any, or can identify unidentif ied im ages, it will be really nice.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Epilobium, genus of about 200 plants, in the evening primrose family onagraceae, native to most temperate regions. Hairy willowherb epilobium hirsutum identification. Showy rose or purple colored flowers with four notched petals. It will bear opposite lobed green leaves and racemes of purplepink flowers in mid summer. Stems 25120250 cm tall, much branched in upper half, densely villous pubescent, with short glandular hairs especially on inflorescence, rarely sparsely pubescent, or rarely densely white tomentose. Epilobium hirsutum codlins and cream pfaf plant database. This semiaquatic, softlyhairy perennial herb that ranges in height from 36 tall, is found in a wide range of moist soils.
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