Epilobium hirsutum, Great Willow-herb, Apple pie,
ערברבה שעירה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Epilobium hirsutum L. |
| Common name: |
| Great Willow-herb, Apple pie |
| Hebrew name: |
| ערברבה שעירה |
| Family: |
| Onagraceae, נר-הלילה |
Date Picture Taken: November 17, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Humid habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: |
| Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: November 17, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Epilobium, epi, upon; lobos, a pod, The petals of these herbs surmount the podlike ovary.
hirsutum, hairy.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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