marsh willowherb

Epilobium palustre

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Epilobium palustre is a species of willowherb known by the common name marsh willowherb. This plant has a circumboreal distribution, and can be found farther south in mountainous areas. This is a hairy perennial growing spindly stems sometimes exceeding half a meter in height. Its stems have widely spaced oval to linear leaves two to seven centimeters long. The stems are tipped with hairy inflorescences of small white or pink flowers. Each flower has four petals...

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  1. (c) HermannFalkner/sokol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hermannherbarium/4799379033/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilobium_palustre

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