Pan India Bouquets

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
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Epilobium parviflorum. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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