ONAGRACEAE

Epilobium
Epilobium hirsutum

Great Willowherb

Common in damp situations throughout Hull.

Epilobium parviflorum

Hoary Willowherb

A single specimen found - identification reasonably confident.

Epilobium montanum

Broad-leaved Willowherb

Garden weed and at roadsides, under-recorded.

Epilobium ciliatum

American Willowherb

Probably more abundant and widespread than the map indicates.

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Chamerion
Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay Willowherb

Widespread and often abundant on neglected and derelict sites.

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Oenothera
Oenothera biennis

Evening Primrose

Only found on railway ballast of Priory sidings so far.

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Circaea
Circaea lutetiana

Enchanter's-nightshade

This plant is easily overlooked and usually seems to occur as a garden weed. The 02U record is from the old General Cemetery on Spring Bank West. This has now become woodland and it is probably close to its natural habitat.

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R Middleton, r.middleton@geo.hull.ac.uk, last updated 14 September 1997