Rank Species | Genus Epilobium Higher classification Willowherbs | |
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Similar Willowherbs, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium parviflorum, Epilobium palustre, Chamaenerion fleischeri | ||
Broad leaved willowherb epilobium montanum 2012 07 26
Epilobium montanum or Broad-leaved Willowherb is a species of willowherb.
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- Broad leaved willowherb epilobium montanum 2012 07 26
- Epilobium montanum l 2 mp4
- Description
- Distribution
- Medicine
- References
Epilobium montanum l 2 mp4
Description
This species grows to 60 cm high. The leaves are hairless and serrate and ovate-lanceolate. The flowers are mauve and about 8 mm across with a 4-lobed stigma in terminal racemes.
Distribution
Common throughout area around Belfast in Northern Ireland and all of Ireland.
Medicine
Epilobium montanum herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea for treatment of disorders of the prostate, kidneys, and urinary tract.
References
Epilobium montanum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA