Epilobium parviflorum Schreb.

 
  • Family : ONAGRACEAE
    (Evening-Primrose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OENOTHERA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Onagraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chamaenerion parviflorum Schreb.; Chamaenerion pubescens (Roth) Moench; Epilobium caballeroi Pau; Epilobium cordatum Biv.; Epilobium intermedium Mérat; Epilobium menthoides Boiss. & Heldr.; Epilobium molle Lam.; Epilobium mollissimum Schur; Epilobium neutrum Pall. ex Hausskn.; Epilobium numidicum (Batt.) Batt.; Epilobium palustre Willd.; Epilobium pubescens Roth; Epilobium rivulare Hegetschw.; Epilobium tauschii Knaf ex Hausskn.; Epilobium umbrosum Dumort.; Epilobium uralense Hausskn.; Epilobium villosum Curtis
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Epilobium parviflorum Schreb.
  • Common name : Small-Flowered Willow-Herb, Hoary Willowherb
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Disturbed wet places near streams, bogs, and rivers, open waste slopes and meadows in mountains; 500-1800 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Made into an ointment, it can soothe skin problems in children.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Manali
    • Ladakh : Ldakh
  • Native : Temperate Eurasia
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia and Illinois, Myanmar, New York, New Zealand North, Vermont
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 133
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Epilobium parviflorum. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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