Epilobium angustifolium
French Willow, Great Willowherb
Other regional names: Rosebay Willowherb +1 more
- Rosebay Willowherb
- Willowherb
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Onagraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Epilobium angustifolium (commonly known as French-willow or Great Willowherb) is a herbaceous perennial within the Onagraceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms