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Etymology of Epilobium hirsutum: "Epilobium" comes from the Ancient Greek "επί+λοβός" [epi+lovos], which means "upon a lobe/pod/capsule" as the flower and capsule appear together, the corolla being borne on the end of the ovary. "Hirsutum" is Latin and it means "hairy, hirsute" because the stem is covered with soft whitish hairs, the leaves are hairy on both surfaces and the 4-lobed stigma is also hairy.
At least seven Epilobium taxa on their own in Cyprus, all of them quite uncommon or rare.
Epilobium hirsutum is a tall, perennial plant, reaching up to 2 metres in height. It is encountered at an altitude of up to 1525 metres. It does not appear in western, northwestern, northeastern, and southeastern Cyprus. It inhabits near lakes, ponds, dams, streams and generally near damp and wet places. Its flowering period is between June and October.
