Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium densifolium Hausskn. |
Synonyms | Epilobium lignosum Phil. |
Epilobium pauciflorum Phil. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2700m |
Description | stems shortly glandular-pubescent, leaves opposite, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, cuneate, rigid, pubescent, obtuse, remote, 1-2cm long, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ONAGRACEAE
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