Onagraceae . . . . . Willowherbs
White flowers - choose nearest:
Pink/red flowers - choose nearest:
Yellow - Choose from the Oenothera spp.:
Oenothera glazoviana
Oenothera glazoviana
Oenothera stricta
Oenothera biennis
Large-fl. Evening-primrose
Large-fl. Evening-primrose
Fragrant Evening-primrose
Common Evening-primrose
Hybrids widespread and difficult to separate spp. but note reddish tinge on withering O. stricta, red bases to hairs in O. glaznoviana, while sepals tend to be green in O. cambrica
Chamaenerion (=Chamerion) . . . . Rosebay Willowherb
Chamaenerion angustifolium . . . . Rosebay Willowherb
Common, esp. on waste land
Circaea . . . . Enchanter's Nightshade
Circaea lutetiana . . . .Enchanter's Nightshade
A widely distributed woodland plant of deep shade
Epilobium . . . . Willowherbs
Choose from the following spp.:
Mountain plants
Stigma 'cross-shaped'
Stigma 'club-shaped'
Many hybrids also occur
Epilobium alsinifolium . . . . Chickweed Willowherb
Locally frequent by mountain streams in N of Br; Slightly toothed leaves with runners below the soil surface and yellow scale leaves
Epilobium anagallidifolium . . . . Alpine Willowherb
Locally frequent by mountain streams in N of Br; runners on surface with green leaves
Locally frequent by streams in N of Br
Epilobium brunnescens . . . . New-Zealand Willowherb
Particularly common in mountains but spreading in lowland areas though not in S and E En; fruits (apparently the flower stalks) very elongated
Some other common examples of willowherbs:
Epilobium ciliatum . . . . American Willowherb
Fairly tall (up to 1 m), has bulb-shaped stigma; glandular upright hairs on stem; 4 raised ridges on stem
Epilobium hirsutum . . . . Great Willowherb or Codlins-and-cream
A large plant common by ponds and damp areas; cross-shaped stigma
Epilobium lanceolatum . . . . Spear-leaved Willowherb
Cross-shaped stigma
Epilobium montanum . . . . Broad-leaved Willowherb
Common; cross-shaped stigma; often pinkish stems
Epilobium palustre . . . . Marsh Willowherb
Bulb-shaped stigma; narrow leaves; common in wet places
Epilobium parviflorum . . . . Hoary Willowherb
Cross-shaped stigma though often looking bulb-shaped
Note that there are several other spp. including:
E. tetragonium (Square-stemmed W.) - square stems and club shaped stigma like E. ciliatum, but has stalkless parallel-sided leaves
E. obscurum (Short-fruited W.) - similar to E. tetragonum but with runners and short fruits, and
E. roseum (Pale W.) - with elliptical pointed and finely-toothed leaves, sticky hairs on capsule
plus many hybrids
Fuchsia . . . . Fuchsia
Several cultivars established, especially in W coastal areas
Fuchsia magellanica . . . . Fuchsia
Ludwigia . . . . Hampshire-purslanes
Water plants
Ludwigia palustris . . . . Hampshire-purslane
Native and extremely local to the New Forest and Dorset, though can be frequent where it occurs
Two other introduced species occur as rather scattered throw-outs in En
Oenothera . . . . Evening-primroses
Hybrids widespread and difficult to separate spp. but note reddish tinge on withering O. stricta, red bases to hairs in O. glaznoviana, while sepals tend to be green in O. biennis. Small flowered plants in S and C En & Wa and CI with red-based hairs on stems may be separated as O. cambrica.
Oenothera biennis . . . . Common Evening-primrose
As far N as C Sc; hairs without red bulbous bases
Oenothera glazoviana . . . . Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Top of stem reddened with red bulbous-based hairs, sepals red striped, petals 35-50 mm long
Oenothera stricta . . . . Fragrant Evening-primrose
Narrow, wavy-edged leaves, no red bulbous-based hairs, sepals red-striped, flowers turning orange; sandy places CI and S Br
