Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : epipf
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Onagraceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: hoary willowherb
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Kleinblütiges Weidenröschen ; ES : ; FR : épilobe à petites fleurs ; IT : garofanino minore ; PT : ; EN : hoary willowherb ; NL : viltige basterdwederik ; DK : dunet dueurt
Biological type: Perennial with rhizomes
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- Plant mostly propagates vegetatively (rhizomes...); establishment from seedling is rare.
- Height: 20-80 cm.
- Stem erect or ascending, mostly simple, terete, stiffly hairy.
- Leaves lower in small rosette ; leaves opposite, oblong, lanceolate, slightly toothed, sessile, longer than broad.
- Flowers light-purple,isolated in the axil of smaller upper leaves, 6-9 mm in diameter, petals 3-9 mm long, sepals equalling 2/3 of the length of petals. Stigmas with 4-crossed lobes.
- Fruit : capsule 3.5-8 cm long, with small and jointed hairs.
- Plant used as counter-irritant and astringent. Rare in crops.
- Biological type: Perennial with rhizomes.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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