Epilobium lactiflorum Hausskn.

Milkflower willowherb (en), Épilobe (fr), Épilobe à feuilles de mouron (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Epilobium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Epilobium lactiflorum leaf picture by Lauren Soulagnet (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Epilobium lactiflorum world distribution map, present in Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, Liberia, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:611978-1
WFO ID wfo-0000669284
COL ID 6G4Y9
BDTFX ID 24173
INPN ID 96188
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Epilobium nutans Epilobium canadense Epilobium alpinum var. lactiflorum Epilobium alpinum var. nutans Epilobium hornemannii var. lactiflorum Epilobium lactiflorum Epilobium canadense var. albescens Epilobium alpinum f. lactiflorum