Short/medium, stem rounded. Leaves short, pointed, unstalked, in opposite pairs. Flowers 6-9mm, pinkish-purple, petals well notched, but stigma in the centre is not 4-lobed. Seed pods 4-6mm. Common in damper, shadier areas - hard to distinguish from the very similar Broad-Leaved Willowherb. Spotters' score: 8 ref: p.160/3d |
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