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Epilobium behringianum Hausskn.  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium behringianum Hausskn. 
BibliographyMonogr. Epilobium: 277 (1884)
Native RangeRussian Far East, Alaska to nw. Canada
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude0-500m
Descriptionleaves coriaceous, petiolate, opposite, ovate to lanceolate, on apex denticulate, obtuse, glabrous, flowers in open raceme, sepals bright red, 5-7mm, petals 8-10mm
Size10-40cm
Colorred-purple, pink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEpilobium alpinum var. behringianum (Hausskn.) S.L.Welsh
Epilobium alpinum var. sertulatum (Hausskn.) S.L.Welsh
Epilobium bongardii Hausskn.
Epilobium bongardii f. minus Hausskn.
Epilobium bongardii f. umbrosum Hausskn.
Epilobium hornemannii ssp. behringianum (Hausskn.) Hoch & P.H.Raven
Epilobium sertulatum Hausskn.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
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