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New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens

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New Zealand Willowherb New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens dylan Bristol 28 Jun 2025, 1:12 p.m. 28 Jun 2025, 9:54 a.m.
New Zealand Willowherb New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens dylan Bristol 28 Jun 2025, 1:12 p.m. 28 Jun 2025, 9:55 a.m.
New Zealand Willowherb New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens dylan Bristol 28 Jun 2025, 1:12 p.m. 28 Jun 2025, 9:55 a.m.
New Zealand Willowherb New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens dylan Bristol 28 Jun 2025, 1:12 p.m. 28 Jun 2025, 9:55 a.m.
New Zealand Willowherb New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens dylan Bristol 28 Jun 2025, 1:12 p.m. 28 Jun 2025, 9:56 a.m.
New Zealand Willowherb New Zealand Willowherb - Epilobium brunnescens subsp. brunnescens dylan Bristol 28 Jun 2025, 1:12 p.m. 28 Jun 2025, 9:57 a.m.

Species Description

A native of New Zealand, only first recorded in the wild in 1904 (from Edinburgh) but is now widely established and common throughout Scotland, Wales, and northern and south-western England; scattered elsewhere. Habitat includes: Damp rocky places such as streamsides, gravel flushes, ditches, tracks, screes, quarries, damp stone walls, banks etc. Other names include: Creeping Willowherb.

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