| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium pernitens Cockayne & Allan |
| Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 56: 23 (1926) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 900-1900m |
| Description | stems black-purple, leaves crowded, 3-5mm long, shiny and often reddish, flowers 10-15mm across, solitary in leaf axils, capsules ca. 3cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |