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Thread #50653 Message #769378
Posted By: GUEST,MCP
21-Aug-02 - 08:31 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Rose Bay Willow Herb (Monni Aldous)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: rosebay willowherb
Epilobium angustifolium (1671) - OED
Rhiannon says it was called pink spike in the West Riding of Yorkshire in her childhood, but doesn't know if that was a purely local name.
Mick