Epilobium L.
(willow-herbs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willow-herb
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 		Species 20 images 2 ident. refs
Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb
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 		Species 18 images
Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb, Greater Hairy Willowherb
Flower (Click to open)Flowers (Click to open)
 		Species 6 images
Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb
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 		Species 35 images
Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb
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 		Species 50 images
Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb
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 		Species 3 images
Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb
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 		Species 2 images
Epilobium parviflorum x montanum = E. x limosum
a willowherb
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 		Species hybrid 20 images
Epilobium putative hybrid
hybrid willow-herb
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 		Species hybrid 1 images
Epilobium tetragonum
Square-stalked Willowherb, Southern Willow-herb
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 		Species 23 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEpilobium (willow-herbs)
FamilyONAGRACEAE (willowherbs and evening primroses)
OrderMYRTALES (willowherbs, loosestrifes, gums and tea-trees)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kitchener, G. 2005 Leaf structure in Epilobium BSBI News No 100: 14.
Rand, M. & Rowe, M. 2013 Epilobium (Willowherbs) in Hampshire: workshop notes http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

Epilobium (willow-herbs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epilobium (willow-herbs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 189 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Epilobium (willow-herbs)
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