Epilobium Parviflorum
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''Epilobium parviflorum'', commonly known as the hoary willowherb or smallflower hairy willowherb, is a
herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of ...
perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
plant of the family
Onagraceae The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees

Description

The biological form of ''Epilobium parviflorum'' is
hemicryptophyte scapose,Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia – Edagricole – 1982. Vol. II, pag. 155 as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the
floral axis The floral axis (sometimes referred to as the receptacle) is the area of the flower upon which the reproductive organs and other ancillary organs are attached. It is also the point at the center of a floral diagram. Many flowers in division Angios ...
is more or less erect with a few leaves. ''Epilobium parviflorum'' reaches on average in height. The stem is erect and densely covered with hairs, especially in the lower part. The leaves are opposite, unstalked but not
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