Northern willowherb
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.
Scientific name: Epilobium ciliatum Raf.
Common name(s): northern willowherb, fringed willowherb, fringed willow-herb
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- flower and fruit, mid-July
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- seedling, August
Description:
-perennial
-simple opposite leaves
-toothed leaves
-may be confused with E. coloratum; see left sidebar on Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-disturbed areas
-meadows and fields
-ledges
-shores
Sources:
Go Botany. “Epilobium Ciliatum Raf.” Epilobium Ciliatum (Fringed Willow-Herb): Go Botany, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/epilobium/ciliatum/.