| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium sikkimense Hausskn. |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 29: 52 (1879) |
| Native Range | c. China to Himalaya and n. Myanamar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2400-4700m |
| Description | leaves sessile, ovate to elliptic, 2-8cm, glabrous, broadly cuneate, serrulate, subobtuse to acute, flowers and inflorescence pendent, petals 7-14mm, capsules glandular |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | rose, pink-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium sikkimense ssp. ludlowianum P.H.Raven Epilobium soboliferum P.H.Raven Epilobium squamosum P.H.Raven Epilobium trilectorum P.H.Raven |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |