''Epilobium alsinifolium'' is a species of
willowherb Willowherbs are annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the flowering plant family Onagraceae. Willowherb may refer to:
* A species of willowherb in the genus ''Epilobium''
* A species of willowherb in the genus ''Chamaenerion
''Chamaenerion'' ...
known by the common name chickweed willowherb.
This small flowering plant can be found in European arctic regions and further south in mountainous regions with an
Arctic climate
The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter. Som ...
, as well as in
Greenland. It is a perennial found in low clumps approximately 10 to 25 centimeters in height. It has wide, rounded basal leaves and narrower leaves further up the stem. It bears purple or pinkish trumpet-shaped flowers, 7 to 12 millimeters in diameter,
and the fruit is a capsule two or three centimeters long.
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alsinifolium
Flora of the United Kingdom
Flora of Ireland
Flora of Greenland
Flora of Spain
Flora of Greece
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