Showy rose or purple colored flowers with four notched petals. Epilobium hirsutum is a flowering plant belonging to the willowherb genus epilobium in the family onagraceae. Local names include codlinsandcream, applepie and cherrypie. Content distributed via the university of minnesotas digital conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. And its ingredient ellagic acid on rat liver bile acid synthesizing cyps in rats. Epilobium at national center for biotechnology information. Tracheophyta magnoliopsidaonagraceaeepilobiumepilobium hirsutum. Legal status proposed as a class c noxious weed 2004. Epilobium hirsutum is a perennial growing to 2 m 6ft 7in. This is a tall upright hairy perennial from britain. Wsda report on testing control methods of hairy willowherb epilobium hirstum.
It will bear opposite lobed green leaves and racemes of purplepink flowers in mid summer. Online virtual flora of wisconsin epilobium hirsutum. Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The plant grows up to 6 feet tall and can reproduce via seeds or rhizomes. Herbs robust, perennial, sometimes woody near base with long, thick, ropelike hypogeal stolons often terminating in a rosette of leaves. Epilobium hirsutum linnaeus is an accepted species name. 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. Epilobium hirsutum codlins and cream pfaf plant database. Epilobium synonyms, epilobium pronunciation, epilobium translation, english dictionary definition of epilobium. It has smaller flowers and a shorter stem than hairy willowherb, and its hair covering is solely comprised of straight hairs.
Epilobium, in china, where the species occur in most temperate to montane habitats except extreme deserts or warm, subtropical forests. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. 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. It is commonly referred to as great hairy willowherb, but some of its colloquial names are worth mentioning. Biological properties of epilobium angustifolium l. Semiaquatic perennial herb covered with soft hairs. Epilobium, genus of about 200 plants, in the evening primrose family onagraceae, native to most temperate regions. Effects of folk medicinal plant epilobium hirsutum l. It thrives in wet, fertile, neutral to basic habitats, although it can tolerate dry ground. Another eyecatching hairy willowherb species grows wild in finland. Epilobium definition of epilobium by the free dictionary.
See our written findings for more information about hairy willowherb epilobium hirsutum. Epilobium on integrated taxonomic information system. Epilobium hirsutum synonyms, epilobium hirsutum pronunciation, epilobium hirsutum translation, english dictionary definition of epilobium hirsutum. Epilobium hirsutum plant of europe and asia having purplishred flowers and hairy stems and leaves. This page was last edited on 18 february 2018, at 19. Hairy willowherb is a semiaquatic, softlyhairy herb that ranges in height from 3 feet to 6 feet tall.
Epilobium hirsutum online atlas of the british and irish flora. Department of ecologys integrated pest management profile of hairy willowherb. The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of epilobium ciliatum. Aug 23, 2017 weeds of north america by richard dickinson and france royer describes one weedy species of willowherb that was introduced to north america from europe e. Epilobium at germplasm resources information network. Epilobium hirsutum linnaeus database of vascular plants of.
Epilobium hirsutum online atlas of the british and irish. Pdf effects of folk medicinal plant epilobium hirsutum l. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, hoverflies. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. 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. It is commonly known as the great willowherb, great hairy willowherb or hairy willowherb. This semiaquatic, softlyhairy perennial herb that ranges in height from 36 tall, is found in a wide range of moist soils. Plants profile for epilobium ciliatum fringed willowherb. A tall perennial herb of open habitats, including ditches, marshes, the edges of streams or ponds, damp woodland margins and waste ground. Pdf biological properties of epilobium angustifolium l. An epilobium hirsutum in nahilalakip ha genus nga epilobium, ngan familia nga onagraceae. Hairy willowherb, epilobium hirsutum flowers naturegate.
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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Epilobium hirsutum wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. 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. The young parts of some species can be cooked and eaten as potherbs. Epilobium hirsutum control and education table of contents. Epilobium parviflorum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Epilobium hirsutum hairy willowherb willowherb family. Dec 30, 2018 effects of folk medicinal plant epilobium hirsutum l.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Onagraceae page with images of species in efloraofindia. 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. Note that the pdf version is the booklet as published, whereas the excel spreadsheet incorporates subsequent corrections. Epilobium hirsutum definition of epilobium hirsutum by the. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Epilobium large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western. Epilobium hirsutum is a perennial, typically found in unshaded, moist soils as in wetlands, ditches, lowlying areas, and along streams shamsi and whitehead 1974, state of washington 2012. Each mature plant can produce up to 70,000 seeds, which can be winddispersed thanks to a tuft of. Download includes an excel spreadsheet of the attributes, and a pdf explaining the background and nomenclature. Hairy willowherb epilobium hirsutum identification. 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. Plants profile for epilobium hirsutum codlins and cream.