Photographs: Co. Cork

American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Saileachán sráide Family: Onagraceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Introduced. The purplish-pink flowers have a club-shaped stigma and are often darker at the outer edges. Leaves are oval-lanceolate with short stalks. Stems often reddish with raised stem ridges. Leaf rosettes are produced in autumn and over-winter. Glandular hairs present. Height: 30-90cm. A white-flowered form occurs: Epilobium ciliatum f. albiflorum Common on disturbed ground and is increasing in most of Ireland. Similar: Broad-leaved Willowherb, E. montanum has a 4-lobed stigma

American Willowherb, Epilobium ciliatum, Saileachán sráide