Scientific Name: Epilobium sarmentaceum

Common Name: mountain willowherb

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Onagraceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with somewhat floppy stems which often droop at the tip, becoming upright at the mature flower and fruiting stages. Leaves are pale green, lanceolate and mostly opposite, 1.5-2cm long.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.2

Flowers: Flowers are pale lilac or rose-pink, and solitary in the axils of the upper leaves.

Fruit: Capsule – hairy when young and smooth later; contains seeds with lateral wings.