Epilobium angustifolium L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Onagraceae// Genus: Epilobium// Species: Epilobium angustifolium L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Raven in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001).

Distribution: Native to Temperate Northern Hemisphere – Eurasia, Morocco, North America to Mexico according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat: Clearings and edges of oak forests and European beech forests, meadows; from c. 700 m altitude up to the subalpine belt.

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

References:

Epilobium angustifolium L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92411-2 [Accessed 05.02.2022].

Epilobium L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1397 – 1411.

Epilobium L. Raven, P.H. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 308 – 311.

Last update: 14.01.2023.