Seasonal Wild Flowers

Chickweed Willowherb

Epilobium alsinifolium

Onagraceae

June to August

It is found in the hills of Cumbria and Yorkshire

See the BSBI distribution map for Chickweed Willowherb

It sometimes grows by lowland streams.

The pictures shown were taken close to the River Lune at

Lancaster.

Chickweed Willowherb is a native, montane, quite short,

perennial herb, growing up to 25cm.

Flowers are blueish-red, slightly drooping and with a

4-lobed stigma.

Leaves are ovate to pointed, slightly toothed, bluey-green

and opposite.

It spreads by stolons.

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Chickweed Willowherb

4-lobed stigma

Fruits- seed pods

Opposite, oval leaves