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Scree willowherb

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Scree willowherb

Scree willowherb (Epilobium pycnostachyum) forms small, colourful patches amongst shingle.

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Hugh Wilson, Alpine plants – Alpine rock vegetation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11037/scree-willowherb (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Wilson, published 1 March 2009.