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Epilobium pyrricholophum

Family: Onagraceae


What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 25-80 cm tall. The leaves are crowded. They are 2-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowering shoots and flowers are erect. The petals are link to purple.

There are about 165 Epilobium species. They are mostly temperate.


Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet places and along streams. In China it grows between 300-1,800 m above sea level. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia


How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten with oil and salt.

Edible parts

Leaves


How it is grown


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