- Source: Epilobium tetragonum
Epilobium tetragonum, commonly known as the square stalked willow herb, is a species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
The erect perennial herb typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1.3 metres (0.3 to 4.3 ft) and can have several stems. It blooms between January and November and produces pink-purple flowers.
The species has become naturalised in the Perth and Peel regions of Western Australia.
Description
Epilobium tetragonum is characterized by its distinctive square-shaped stem, with leaves evenly spaced in a tetragonal arrangement around the stem, giving the plant a square-like appearance. The leaves are hairless and solid green and have a unique shimmer in direct sunlight.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Flora Lebanon
- Epilobium tetragonum
- Epilobium
- List of superrosids of Great Britain and Ireland
- Flora of Lebanon
- Flora of Malta
- List of Myrtales of South Africa
- List of native plants of Flora Palaestina (E–O)
- List of endemic plants of Sicily
- List of descriptive plant species epithets (I–Z)
