Irish wildflowers sitemap
Photographs: Mallow, Co.Cork 
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Great Willowherb Deep purple-pink flowers, 2cm diameter, notched petals. 4-lobed stigma. Stalkless leaves, lanceolate, mostly opposite. Stout erect stems. Whole plant is downy-hairy. Height: 80-150 cm. Frequent. Damp wasteland, ditches, river banks. Occasionally on drier ground. Similar: Hoary Willowherb, E. parviflorum. Only 20-80cm tall. Smaller flowers. Native. 
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