Rosebay Willowherb
Taken at Doonfoot on 7th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Linlithgow on 9th July 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Doonfoot on 24th June 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 25th August 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Rosebay Willowherb.
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A.K.A. 		Epilobium angustifolium.
Myrtales.
Onagraceae.
Perennial.
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 Cultivated and waste land, woods, ditches hedgerows.
June-September
80-150 cms.
This very common plant, also known as 'fireweed' was once grown as a garden plant but is now considered to be a weed. It's hoards of airborne seeds make it a very pervasive plant which forms very dense clumps which exclude all other plants. It also has thick roots which allow it to spread beneath the ground.