Onagraceae
Great willowherb
Epilobium hirsutum
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Epilobium
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- سنفية مشعرة, ذنب القطة, شيخ, علفة, فرفور
- arz
- سنفيه مشعره
- Asturian
- Yerba de San Antón
- Azerbaijani
- Tükcüklü yağıotu
- Basque
- Goilora
- Belarusian
- Скрыпень касматы
- Bulgarian
- Влакнеста върбовка
- Chinese
- 柳叶菜, 柳葉菜, 柳叶菜根, 柳叶菜花, 水朝阳花, 鸡脚参
- Croatian
- Runjava vrbolika
- Czech
- Vrbovka chlupatá, Vrbovka huňatá
- Danish
- Lodden Dueurt
- Dutch
- Harig wilgenroosje, Harig wilgeroosje
- English
- Great willowherb, Codlins and cream, Great hairy willowherb, Hairy willowherb
- Esperanto
- Hara epilobio
- Estonian
- Karvane pajulill
- Finnish
- Karvahorsma
- French
- Épilobe à grandes fleurs, Epilobe hérissé, Épilobe Hérissé, Epilobe a grandes fleurs, Épilobe hirsute
- German
- Zottiges Weidenröschen, Behaartes Weidenröschen
- Hebrew
- ערברבה שעירה
- hsb
- Kosmičkata wjerbinka, Wjelowe zelo
- Hungarian
- Borzas füzike
- Irish
- Lus na Tríonóide
- Japanese
- オオアカバナ
- kw
- Helygles meur
- Lithuanian
- Plaukuotoji ožkarožė
- Malayalam
- എപ്പിലോബിയം ഹിർസുതം
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stormjølke
- Persian
- علف فر پشمالو
- Polish
- Wierzbownica kosmata
- Romanian
- Răchițică pufoasă
- Russian
- Кипрей волосистый, Кипрей мохнатый, Кипрей опушённый, Кипрей шерстистый
- Slovak
- Vŕbovka chlpatá
- Slovenian
- Dlakavi vrbovec
- Spanish
- Epilobio velludo
- Swedish
- Rosendunört
- Welsh
- Helyglys pêr
Synonyms
- Chamaenerion grandiflorum Moench
- Chamaenerion hirsutum (L.) Scop.
- Epilobium amplexicaule Lam.
- Epilobium aquaticum Thuill.
- Epilobium dubium Borbás
- Epilobium foliosum Hochst.
- Epilobium grandiflorum Weber
- Epilobium grandiflorum All.
- Epilobium himalense Royle
- Epilobium hirsutum f. alboroseum D.C.McClint.
- Epilobium hirsutum f. minor Gančev
- Epilobium hirsutum f. minus Gančev
- Epilobium hirsutum f. valdepilosum Saut.
- Epilobium hirsutum subsp. foliosum Merino
- Epilobium hirsutum subsp. grandiflorum Ehrh.
- Epilobium hirsutum subsp. parviflorum Ehrh.
- Epilobium hirsutum var. africanum H.Lév.
- Epilobium hirsutum var. foliis-variegatis André
- Epilobium hirsutum var. glabriusculum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Epilobium hirsutum var. laetum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
- Epilobium hirsutum var. minus Merino
- Epilobium hirsutum var. sericeum Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
- Epilobium hirsutum var. subglabrum W.D.J.Koch
- Epilobium hirsutum var. tomentosum (Vent.) Boiss.
- Epilobium hirsutum var. villosissimum W.D.J.Koch
- Epilobium hirsutum var. villosissimum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Epilobium hirsutum var. villosum (Thunb.) H.Hara
- Epilobium hirsutum var. villosum H.Hara
- Epilobium hirsutum var. villosum Hausskn.
- Epilobium incanum Pers.
- Epilobium mirei Quézel
- Epilobium nassirelinulci Stapf
- Epilobium nassirelmulci Stapf
- Epilobium ramosum Huds.
- Epilobium serratum Jacquem. ex C.B.Clarke
- Epilobium tomentosum Vent.
- Epilobium velutinum Nevski
- Epilobium villosum Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 3,618 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Marcandella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emily Nyenyedzi Davies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jeffdelonge at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Susan Marley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.