FLORA OF ICELAND elements: Epilobium latifolium, arctic riverbeauty

Epilobium latifolium; the arctic riverbeauty is a typical Icelandic species not growing on mainland Europe and the British isles. It has large pretty flowers. The fruits grow - as in all other willowherbs - under the flowers and are narrowly long shaped. The flowers fall from the fruits at the end of the flowering period leaving the fruits conspicously behind. Typically it grows on gravelly riverbeds all over Iceland. It is a member of the Willowherb family (Onagraceae).

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