Epilobium parviflorum
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Epilobium parviflorum, commonly known as Smallflower Hairy Willowherb, is a herbaceous
perennial plant belonging to the Onagraceae
family.
, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves.
Epilobium parviflorum reaches on average 30–80 cm (11.8–31.5 ) in height. The stem is erect and densely covered with hairs, especially in the lower part. The leaves are opposite, unstalked but not amplexicaul
, lanceolate and toothed, rounded at the base, 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 ) long. The tiny flowers are pale pink or pale purple, 6–7 mm (0.236220472440945–0.275590551181102 ) in diameter, with four petals, eight stamens and a 4-lobed stigma
. Flowering occurs from June to August. The hermaphroditic
flowers are either self-fertilized (autogamy) or pollinated by insects (entomogamy). Fruit is a three-to seven-centimeter long capsule containing very small black seeeds (about 1 mm long), with white fibres that allow the dispersal by wind. This species is quite similar to Epilobium hirsutum
, but the flowers are very smaller.
, including Britain, from Sweden to Northern Africa and Western Asia up to India, in USA and Canada
.
.
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial plant belonging to the Onagraceae
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
family.
Etymology
The genus name derives from the Greek words "epi" meaning “upon” and "lobos" meaning “lobe”, with reference to position of the petals above the ovary. The specific Latin name of "parviflorum" means “small flowers”.Description
The biological form of Epilobium parviflorum is hemicryptophyte scaposeGlossary of botanical terms
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, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves.
Epilobium parviflorum reaches on average 30–80 cm (11.8–31.5 ) in height. The stem is erect and densely covered with hairs, especially in the lower part. The leaves are opposite, unstalked but not amplexicaul
Glossary of botanical terms
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, lanceolate and toothed, rounded at the base, 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 ) long. The tiny flowers are pale pink or pale purple, 6–7 mm (0.236220472440945–0.275590551181102 ) in diameter, with four petals, eight stamens and a 4-lobed stigma
Glossary of botanical terms
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. Flowering occurs from June to August. The hermaphroditic
Hermaphrodite
In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes.Many taxonomic groups of animals do not have separate sexes. In these groups, hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which both...
flowers are either self-fertilized (autogamy) or pollinated by insects (entomogamy). Fruit is a three-to seven-centimeter long capsule containing very small black seeeds (about 1 mm long), with white fibres that allow the dispersal by wind. This species is quite similar to Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium hirsutum is a flowering plant belonging to the willowherb genus Epilobium in the family Onagraceae. It is commonly known as the great willowherb, great hairy willowherb or hairy willowherb. Local names include codlins-and-cream, apple-pie and cherry-pie.It is a tall, perennial plant,...
, but the flowers are very smaller.
Distribution
This plant occurs in most of EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, including Britain, from Sweden to Northern Africa and Western Asia up to India, in USA and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Habitat
It prefers marshes and swamps, moist mountain meadows and slopes, at an average altitude of 0–1400 m (0–4,593.2 ) above sea level, with a maximum of 2500 metres (8,202.1 ft).Medicinal uses
Extracts of this plant have been used by traditional medicine in disorders of the prostate gland, bladder and kidney, having an antioxidant and antiinflammatory effect . Extracts of Epilobium have been shown to inhibit proliferation of human prostate cells in-vitro by affecting progression of the cell cycleCell cycle
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