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Epilobium parviflorum
Also called Small-flowered willowherb, Hoary Willowherb, Small Flowered Willow Herb, Small Flower Willowherb, Small Flowered Hairy Willowherb, Smaller Hairy Willowherb, Sparse Flowered Willowherb
Smallflower hairy willowherb is a hardy, clump-forming perennial wildflower from temperate Eurasia, with tiny pale pink flowers and wind-dispersed seeds. It grows best in moist to wet soil and is mainly found in gardens as a native or wild-garden plant.
Epilobium parviflorum, commonly known as the hoary willowherb or smallflower hairy willowherb, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Onagraceae.
It is one of the most widespread species in its genus. It plant occurs in most of Europe, including Britain, from Sweden to Northern Africa and Western Asia up to Kashmir, in United States and Canada. In Croatia, it is found everywhere but subalpine and altimontane altitudes.
Extracts of this plant have been used by traditional medicine in disorders of the prostate gland, bladder and kidney, having an antioxidant and antiinflammatory effect . Epilobium parviflorum herb has been prescribed internally as tea in the traditional Austrian medicine for treatment of disorders of the prostate, kidneys, and urinary tract. Extracts of Epilobium have been shown to inhibit proliferation of human prostate cells in-vitro by affecting progression of the cell cycle.
Whorled Leaved Willowherb · Chickweed Willowherb · Pimpernel willowherb · Aboriginal willowherb · Tall annual willowherb · New Zealand Willowherb · Hummingbird trumpet · Fringed willowherb · Talus willowherb · Selfing willowherb · Hill Willowherb · Purpleleaf willowherb
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epilobium parviflorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
