Photographs: Mallow, Co.Cork |
Hoary Willowherb Small pink flowers, drooping, long-stalked. Notched petals, 4-lobed stigma. Grey-green oblong-lanceolate leaves, entire or small-toothed. Stalkless, some leaves alternate. Round stems covered with soft hairs. 30-90cm. Very frequent. Damp ground, marshes, watersides. Also found on drier waste ground and walls. Similar: Great Willowherb, E. hirsutum. Larger. |