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Epilobium glabellum
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Epilobium glabellum, or willowherb, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.[2]
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Description
Epilobium glabellum can grow as a small bush or in mats, with many stems coming from a single taproot. The stems themselves can be hairy, but the capsules and floral tubes are glabrous.[3] The leaves are close-set and opposite along most of the stem, and sometimes overlapping, with tiny margins.[4]
The flowers are white,[2] purple or pink after pollination and appear from November to May.[3] The seeds are anemochorous, meaning dispersed by the wind,[5] possibly from sites as far as 50 km away.[6]
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Distribution and habitat
Epilobium glabellum is known from the North and South Island.[7] It can grow on stony ground at altitude near glaciers.[8] They are early colonisers of screefields.[9][10]
Etymology
Taxonomy
Epilobium glabellum has three distinct forms, which are thought to have evolved for specific habitat usage. These forms have at times led to multiple descriptions of E. glabellum.[11]
References
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