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Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epilobium montanum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
fringed willowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
marsh willowherbEpilobium palustre
Pale WillowherbEpilobium roseum
Square-stemmed WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum
Hill WillowherbEpilobium collinum
Spear-leaved WillowherbEpilobium lanceolatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 146,461 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 146,446 |
| Russia | 1,814 |
| United Kingdom | 789 |
| England | 650 |
| Moscow Oblast | 402 |
| Czechia | 284 |
| Moscow | 236 |
| Germany | 198 |
| France | 157 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | evening primrose family · Onagraceae |
| Genus | willowherbs · Epilobium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Broad-leaved Willowherb with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.