| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium fragile Sam. |
| Bibliography | Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 17: 291 (1923) |
| Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-5000m |
| Description | glaucous, glabrous, leaves elliptic, 10-15mm, obtuse, shortly petiolate, denticulate, the basal opposite, upper alternate, flowers 3-6, erect, 7-8mm long, petals emarginate |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |