EPILOBIUM PARVIFLORUM

Family and Genus:- See- ONAGRACEAE/Sect. EPILOBIUM

Common Names:- Hoary willowherb

Homotypic Synonyms:- None

Meaning:- Epilobium (L) A name used by Gesner the Swiss physician and

naturalist. to indicate the position of the corolla above the ovary.

Parviflorum (L) Small-flowered.

General description:- A rhrizomatous perennial.

Stem:-

1) Up to 30-80 cm, slender, sparsely pilose, simple or sparingly branched..

Leaves:-

1) 2·5-10 x 0·7-3 cm, oblong- to linear-lanceolate, subsessile, weakly serrulate.

Flowers:-

1) Petals, 4-9 mm, purplish-pink.

Fruit:-

1) Seeds, c. 1 mm, obovoid.

Key features:-

1) Leaves, not amplexicaul

2) Petals, 5-9 mm.

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Habitat:- Riverbanks in semi-shade, reedswamps, damp habitats along roads,

ditches. 0-1100 m.

Distribution:- Scattered throughout Greece.Most of Europe, scattered in NW Africa

and W Asia. Scattered with limited distribution on Crete.

Flowering time:- Late Apr to early Sept.

Photos by:- Fotis Samaritakis