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Epilobium
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Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and tropics Epilobium species are restricted to the cool montane biomes, such as the New Guinea Highlands.
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Epilobium is a genus of plants in the family Onagraceae, commonly known as willowherb. The name derives from Greek. It was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and is classified within the order Myrtales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. A synonym for the genus is Chamerion.
The genus has been introduced to several locations, including Crozet Is., Hawaii, Kerguelen, and Malaya. Its habitat includes freshwater environments. Specimens are held by institutions such as INECOL, MSC, University of Alberta Museums, MICH, and IBUNAM, with records from Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
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Species
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Epilobium
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyOnagraceae
General: Epilobium (from the Greek) Willow-Herb
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,967
- With media
- 4,524
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Collections
- INECOL, MSC, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MICH, IBUNAM, USU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
Research
247 papers- Epilobium spp: Pharmacology and Phytochemistry.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2018
- Epilobium angustifolium L. as a Potential Herbal Component of Topical Products for Skin Care and Treatment-A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Antibacterial and Antimycotic Activity of Epilobium angustifolium L. Extracts: A Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Phytochemistry, pharmacology and traditional uses of different Epilobium species (Onagraceae): a review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2014
- Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Onagraceae
- Image
- Epilobium hirsutum 04 ies.jpg
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- Commons category
- Epilobium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Epilobium
- topic's main category
- Category:Epilobium
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon common name
- 柳叶菜属
- different from
- Vrbovka
- Commons gallery
- Epilobium
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
- naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Epilobium
- taxon synonym
- Chamerion
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat and ecology
- Use by humans
- Species
- Formerly placed here
- Footnotes
- References
Epilobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and tropics Epilobium species are restricted to the cool montane biomes, such as the New Guinea Highlands.
The taxonomy of the genus has varied between different botanists, but the modern trend is to include the previously recognised genera Boisduvalia, Chamaenerion (previously Chamerion), Pyrogennema and Zauschneria within Epilobium according to Peter H. Raven, who has extensively studied the willowherbs and merges the other segregate genera into Epilobium. Fringed willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum) is likely a cryptic species complex; apparently these plants also commonly hybridize with their congeners.
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