Epilobium montanum
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Similar taxa
Stigma deeply 4-lobed; stems covered with short +/- appressed hairs; leaves sessile.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1976
Origin
Europe, temperate Asia E. to Japan
Other information
Etymology
epilobium: From the Greek epi- ‘upon’ and lobos ‘a pod’, the flowers appearing to be growing on the seed pod.
montanum: From the Latin mons ‘mountain’, meaning growing on mountains