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Hairy Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)

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Other common names: Great Hairy Willowherb, Great Willowherb
Invasive
Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)
Height: 2 to 5 ft.
Blooms: July to September
Leaf Type: toothed
Bloom Size:  1 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Individual flowers, Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Montour Trail
Date:  7/27/2014
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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