Epilobium latifolium River beauty (Onagraceae)

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Epilobium latifolium
River beauty
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The Epilobium latifolium plant species is found in N. Europe to Northern N. America. It is a member of the Onagraceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as River beauty. Some home gardeners know the variety as Chamaenerion latifolium. (L.)T.Fries.&Lance.

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Latin Name:  Epilobium latifolium
Common Name:  River beauty
Family:  Onagraceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.4   Mature Width:  0.4

Habitat:  River gravels, margins of streams and damp slopes[43].

Medicinal Information: The entire plant is used in Tibetan medicine, it is said to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency[241]. Analgesic, antidote, antiinflammatory, antipruritic, antirheumatic and febrifuge, it is used in the treatment of fevers and inflammations, plus also itching pimples[241].

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