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Epilobium hirsutum

L.

ورد الماء (الحبق الكاذب)

Saudi Nature ↗

Botanical profile & classification

Epilobium hirsutum belongs to genus Epilobium and family Onagraceae.

Reported habit
perennial herb

Flora of Saudi Arabia, 3rd edition, Volume II: Dicotyledons, Leguminosae to Compositae · PDF 67

Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Epilobium
Growth form recorded by Kew
perennial
Native range recorded by Kew
Temp. Eurasia to Africa
Kew / POWO ↗

Conservation & endemism

Endemic to Saudi Arabia
No; Kew native range extends outside Saudi Arabia
IUCN · global assessment
Not yet documented in this portal
Saudi national assessment
Not yet documented in this portal

Genetic resources

ResourceAvailabilityDocumented publication
DNA barcodeAvailableNot found in current inventory
Complete plastomeAvailableNot found in current inventory
Specimen from outside Saudi Arabia

PZ385698.1

rbcL · United Kingdom: Scotland, Midlothian, Vogrie Country Park

GenBank · PZ385698.1 ↗

Names & references

DOI · 10.34885/egs6-cp24 ↗ Saudi flora checklist ↗
An Illustrated Guide to the Flowers of Saudi Arabia

Sheila Collenette · 1985

PDF pages: 18, 383, 515

Epilobium hirsutum

Flora of Saudi Arabia, 3rd edition, Volume II: Dicotyledons, Leguminosae to Compositae

Ahmad Mohammad Migahid · 1989

PDF pages: 67

E. hirsutum · Epilobium hirsutum

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Saudi Flora & Genomes (2026). Epilobium hirsutum L.. WCVP 2790521. https://saudifloragenomes.org/plant/2790521/ (Accessed: 2026-11-07).

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