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Onagraceae

Hornemann's willowherb

Epilobium hornemannii Rchb.

Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Epilobium

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Common names

By language (8)
English
Hornemann's willowherb
Esperanto
Subtera epilobio
Finnish
Pohjanhorsma
Icelandic
Heiðadúnurt
Norwegian Bokmål
Setermjølke
Russian
Кипрей Хорнеманна
se
Rohtohorbmá
Swedish
Fjälldunört

Synonyms

  • Epilobium alpinum var. nutans Hornem.
  • Epilobium alsinifolium var. hornemannii Lange
  • Epilobium nutans Hornem.
  • Epilobium roseum Turcz.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.