Onagraceae FAMILY

Epilobium angustifolium

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

An infusion of the leaves is said to stupefy a person[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ].

Botanical Description

Epilobium angustifolium is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with long, horizontally spreading rhizomes; it forms large clumps of usually unbranched stems usually around 30 - 180cm tall, occasionally reaching 270cm[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. An excellent pioneer species, it is also occasionally grown as an ornamental, but is apt to spread and become a bothersome weed[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWidespread throughout temperate regions of Eurasia; N. Africa (Morocco); Northern N.America (Nunavut, Greenland), scattered further south

HabitatRocky ground, scree slopes, waste areas, woodland edges, clearings, disturbed ground and gardens; at elevations up to 3,200 metres[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].