| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium matthewsii Petrie |
| Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 53: 369 (1921) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | stems purple, leaves opposite, sessile, broadly elliptic to obovate, reddish, glabrous, subentire, flowers ca. 1cm across, in bud rose |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium arcuatum Petrie |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |