Epilobium tetragonum

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Internal ID UUID644019f6dad51782500175
Scientific name Epilobium tetragonum
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 348 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Chamaenerion tetragonum Scop. Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 1: 271 (1771)
Epilobium adnatum Griseb. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 851 (1852)
Epilobium decurrens hort. Hal. (1812); ex Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. ii. 89.
Epilobium dregeanum E.Mey. ex Hausskn. Monogr. Epilobium : 102 (1884)
Epilobium dubium Curt. Cat. n. 567; ex With. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. II. i. 390.
Epilobium flaccidum Brot. Fl. Lusit. 2: 18 (1804)
Epilobium glabellum var. tetragonum (L.) Maiden & Betche Census N.S.W. Pl. : 157 (1916)
Epilobium heterophyllum Nutt. ex Hausskn. Monogr. Epilobium : 275 (1884)
Epilobium micranthum Pall. ex Hausskn. Monogr. Epilobium 102. 1884 [Jun 1884]
Epilobium novum Winterl Index Hort. Bot. Univ. Hung. : 44 (1788)
Epilobium obscurum F.W.Schmidt Fl. Boem. iv. (1794) 81.
Epilobium obscurum Hort.Matr. ex M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 282. [Dec 1819 or early 1820]
Epilobium palustre Ucria Hort. Panorm. 169.
Epilobium ptarmicifolium F.W.Schultz Pollichia 13: 27 (1855)
Epilobium salzmannii Boiss. & Reut. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 247 (1879)
Epilobium serrulatum Pourr. ex Willk. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 187 (1874)
Epilobium tetragonum Guss. Fl. Sicul. Syn. 1: 444. 1843
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. adnatum (Griseb.) Cabanès Bull. Soc. Étude Sci. Nat. Nîmes 30: 66 1902
Epilobium tournefortii Freyn Fl. Sued. Istr. : 97
Epilobium virgatum W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. 266.
Epilobium adnatum var. rodriguezii Sennen Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. 145 1933

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Language Common/alternative name
English square-stemmed willowherb
English square stalked willow herb
Belarusian Скрыпень чатырохгранны
Czech vrbovka čtyřhranná
Welsh helyglys pedronglog
German vierkantiges weidenröschen
German vierkantiges weidenrüschen
Estonian laskuvalehine pajulill
Persian بید علفی چهارگوش
Finnish särmähorsma
French Épilobe à tiges quadrangulaires
French Épilobe à tiges carrées
French Épilobe à quatre angles
French epilobe à tige carrée
Upper Sorbian hranitkata wjerbinka
Hungarian négyélű füzike
Cornish helygles korsen bedrek
Lithuanian keturbriaunė ožkarožė
Norwegian Bokmål kantmjølke
Dutch kantige basterdwederik
Polish wierzbownica czteroboczna
Polish wierzbownica czworoboczna
Romanian pufuliță
Russian Кипрей сродный
Russian Кипрей четырёхсторонний
Russian Кипрей четырёхугольный
Russian Кипрей четырёхгранный
Swedish kantdunört

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Epilobium tetragonum subsp. lamyi (F.W.Schultz) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 247. 1879 (1879)
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tournefortii (Michalet) H.Lév. Monde Pl. 6: 22 1896
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. semiadnatum (Borbás) B.Bock Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest 42: 269. 2012 [2011 publ. 10 Feb 2012]
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum Unknown

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Northern Provinces
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • West Siberia
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Turkey
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Western Australia
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Chile Central
      • Chile South

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000669847
Canadensys 29046
Tropicos 23200163
INPN 96271
Flora of Italy 3381
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:612378-1
The Plant List kew-2791119
Open Tree Of Life 980118
NCBI Taxonomy 644183
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003567
IPNI 612378-1
iNaturalist 56622
GBIF 7322563
EPPO EPIAD
EOL 2903015
Elurikkus 4572
Wikipedia Epilobium_tetragonum
Plantarium 14628

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The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Biodiversity in Urban Areas: The Extraordinary Case of Appia Antica Regional Park (Rome, Italy) Iamonico D Plants (Basel) 15-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9414419
doi:10.3390/plants11162122
PMID:36015425
Epilobium angustifolium L. as a Potential Herbal Component of Topical Products for Skin Care and Treatment—A Review Nowak A, Zielonka-Brzezicka J, Perużyńska M, Klimowicz A Molecules 31-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9182203
doi:10.3390/molecules27113536
PMID:35684473
The Macrophyte Indices for Rivers to Assess the Ecological Conditions in the Klina River in the Republic of Kosovo Bytyçi P, Shala-Abazi A, Zhushi-Etemi F, Bonifazi G, Hyseni-Spahiu M, Fetoshi O, Çadraku H, Feka F, Millaku F Plants (Basel) 30-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9183134
doi:10.3390/plants11111469
PMID:35684241
Influence of Habitat Types on Diversity and Species Composition of Urban Flora—A Case Study in Serbia Glišić M, Jakovljević K, Lakušić D, Šinžar-Sekulić J, Vukojičić S, Tabašević M, Jovanović S Plants (Basel) 25-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8704744
doi:10.3390/plants10122572
PMID:34961043
Natural and synthetic flavonoid derivatives as new potential tyrosinase inhibitors: a systematic review Obaid RJ, Mughal EU, Naeem N, Sadiq A, Alsantali RI, Jassas RS, Moussa Z, Ahmed SA RSC Adv 23-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC9034236
doi:10.1039/d1ra03196a
PMID:35480807
A comprehensive dataset on cultivated and spontaneously growing vascular plants in urban gardens Frey D, Moretti M Data Brief 23-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6545399
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103982
PMID:31194048
Dynamics of herbaceous vegetation during four years of experimental coppice introduction Hédl R, Šipoš J, Chudomelová M, Utinek D 01-Mar-2017
PMCID:PMC6136643
doi:10.1007/s12224-016-9281-9
PMID:30220841
Food for Pollinators: Quantifying the Nectar and Pollen Resources of Urban Flower Meadows Hicks DM, Ouvrard P, Baldock KC, Baude M, Goddard MA, Kunin WE, Mitschunas N, Memmott J, Morse H, Nikolitsi M, Osgathorpe LM, Potts SG, Robertson KM, Scott AV, Sinclair F, Westbury DB, Stone GN PLoS One 24-Jun-2016
PMCID:PMC4920406
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158117
PMID:27341588
Ethnoveterinary medicines used for ruminants in British Columbia, Canada Lans C, Turner N, Khan T, Brauer G, Boepple W J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Feb-2007
PMCID:PMC1831764
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-11
PMID:17324258

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