Details of Genus: Epilobium L.
ID: 571
Genus ja:
Genus en: Willow herb
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 2 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Onagraceae
Family ja: アカバナ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 200 species of annuals, biennials, herbaceous and semi-evergreen perennials (some of which are stoloniferous), and semi-evergreen subshrubs. They are widely distributed in temperate regions on waste and disturbed ground, stony slopes, river gravels, and subalpine screes and meadows. They are grown for their 4-petalled, pink or white flowers, produced singly or in leafy racemes from the leaf axils, usually over long periods from summer to autumn. The leaves are linear to broadly ovate. Wind-borne seeds and spreading rhizomes make many species invasive, but those described here are garden worthy. Grow in a rock garden or herbaceous border. E. glabellum is good as ground cover.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe or in spring. Divide in autumn or spring. Take softwood cuttings from sideshoots in spring.
Pests en: Vulnerable to slugs and snails, rust, and powdery mildew.
Description ja:
Comment: Temperate
Comment ja: アカバナ，ヤナギラン
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Onagraceae | アカバナ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Onagraceae | アカバナ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Onagraceae | アカバナ科 | Show |