Common name:
Broad-leaved willowherb
Family:
Scientific name:
Epilobium montanum
Main flower color:
Range:
Common and widespread, all across the UK
Height:
Up to 60 cm
Habitat:
Woodland, hedgerows
Flowers:
Four pale pink petals, quite deeply notched, crossed by a few purple veins, and four narrow green sepals, fused only at the base. At the centre are eight short stamens, topped by white anthers, and a longer style with a white, four-lobed stigma. Flowers are pink in bud
Leaves:
Opposite (occasionally in threes, whorled), lanceolate to ovate, rounded at the base, lined by small, irregular teeth. Leaves, and stems, are hairless
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
