BROAD-LEAVED FIREWEED

Class: Epilobium latifolium

Family: EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Onagraceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Deep rose to rose-purple

Height: 10-50 cm (4-20")

Each Flower: 4 broad, rounded petals; 4 narrow, pointed sepals of similar colour; 8 stamens; longer than style with 4-lobed stigma, flower borne on long rose-purple ovary

Leaves: Mostly opposite especially below, blue-green, fleshy, very short-stalked with lance-shaped blades, covered with whitish bloom

Stems: Many branched stems; smooth and green

Blooming Period: June - September

Habitat: Mostly at alpine and sub-alpine elevations in moist places, streambanks, wet rocky areas, and gravel bars

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