Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : epiro
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Onagraceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: pale willowherb
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Rosarotes Weidenröschen ; ES : epibolio rosado ; FR : épilobe rose ; IT : garofanino rosa ; PT : ; EN : pale willowherb ; NL : bergbasterdwederik ;
Biological type: Perennial
- Cotyledons ovate-rhomboidal, rounded at the tip.
- Leaves ovate with rounded base, glabrous.
- Height: 25 to 80 cm.
- Stems erect, shortly glandular-pubescent, with 2-4 longitudinal lines.
- Leaves dentate, the lower ones opposite, gradually tapered into long petiole (4-16 mm), the upper ones alternate with shorter petiole.
- Flowers first white then pink, with 4 bifid petals, in loose racemes; stigma clavate.
- Fruit: linear capsule up to 5 cm long, much longer than peduncle; seeds with hairy appendage.
- Rare in cultivated fields.
- Not to be confused with: Epilobium ciliatum , Epilobium parviflorum , Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum
- Biological type: perennial.
Mistake with: Epilobium ciliatum , Epilobium parviflorum , Epilobium tetragonum
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
