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Epilobium hirsutum is a flowering plant belonging to the willowherb genus Epilobium in the family Onagraceae. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Epilobium is a genus of about 160-200 species of Flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of both hemispheres The Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primose family, is a family of Flowering plants The family includes about It is commonly known as the great willowherb, great hairy willowherb or hairy willowherb. Local names include codlins-and-cream, apple-pie and cherry-pie.
It is a tall, perennial plant, reaching up to 2 metres in height. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than The robust stems are branched and have numerous hairs. A stem is one of two main structural axes of a Vascular plant. The hairy leaves are 2-12 cm long and 0. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 5-3. 5 cm wide. They are long and thin and are widest below the middle. They have sharply-toothed edges and no stalk. The large flowers have four notched petals. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla These are purple-pink and are usually 10-16 mm long. The stigma is white and has four lobes. A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne, "woman" is the Female reproductive part of a Flower. The sepals are green. A sepal (from Latin separatus "separate" + petalum "petal" is a part of the flower of Angiosperms or flower plants
The native range of the species includes most of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan It is absent from much of Scandinavia and north-west Scotland. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It has been introduced to North America and Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It typically grows in wet or damp habitats without dense tree-cover up to 2,500 metres above sea-level. Common habitats include marshland, ditches and the banks of rivers and streams. In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject It flowers from June to September, with a peak in July and August. The flowers are normally pollinated by bees and hoverflies. Bees are flying Insects closely related to Wasps and Ants Bees are a Monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea Flies in the Diptera family Syrphidae are commonly known as hoverflies, flower flies, or Syrphid flies. A number of insects feed on the leaves including the elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described The Elephant Hawk-moth ( Deilephila elpenor) is a large Moth of the Sphingidae family
References
- Blamey, Marjorie & Grey-Wilson, Christopher (2003) Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, Cassell, London.
- Press, J. R. ; Sutton, D. A. & Tebbs, B. M. (1981) Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain, Readers Digest, London.
- Tutin, T. G. et al. (1968) Flora Europaea, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-06662-X
- Washington State Department of Ecology (2006) Non-native Freshwater Plants: Hairy Willow-Herb. Accessed 25/10/07.
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