Broad-leaved Willowherb

Epilobium montanum

Broad-leaved Willowherb is a tall plant with beautiful pink flowers that bloom in summer. It loves to grow in sunny places like meadows and along roadsides, making it a cheerful sight!

Hábitat: Meadows

Aspecto

The Broad-leaved Willowherb has slender stems with distinctive opposing, broad, oval-to-lance-shaped leaves. Its small, four-petaled flowers are typically pinkish-purple, often deeply notched, and grow in the leaf axils towards the top of the plant, making it easy to spot.

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Broad-leaved Willowherb

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Datos interesantes

Broad-leaved Willowherb is a wild cousin of the beautiful Evening Primrose, sharing the same plant family!

Its name 'Willowherb' comes from its leaves, which look surprisingly similar to those of a willow tree!

The plant's long seed pods split open to release seeds that float away like tiny feathery dandelion parachutes!

Young shoots and leaves are edible and can be cooked like spinach, making it a wild snack!

Habilidades especiales

Broad-leaved Willowherb can spread far and wide by having tiny seeds equipped with silky hairs, acting like parachutes to catch the wind.

Broad-leaved Willowherb can grow new plants from creeping underground stems (rhizomes), allowing it to colonize new areas quickly.

Broad-leaved Willowherb has a super ability to quickly sprout and thrive in disturbed areas, like roadsides or recently cleared land.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-100 cm
Extensión: 20-50 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Verano
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

gathers nectar and pollen from blooms

pollinates

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

sips nectar from its small flowers

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.