| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium australe Poepp. & Hausskn. |
| Bibliography | Monogr. Epilobium: 269 (1884) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 0-3700m |
| Description | leaves opposite, ovate, 1-3cm, acute to acuminate, remotely irregularly coarsely serrate, glabrous, inflorescence erect, simple, petals obovate, 2-5mm, sinuate |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium antarcticum (Hook.f.) Kuntze Epilobium australe var. interruptum (Sam.) Sam. Epilobium australe var. lechleri (Phil. & Hausskn.) Sam. Epilobium australe var. pumilum Sam. Epilobium deflexum Sam. Epilobium interruptum Sam. Epilobium lechleri Phil. & Hausskn. Epilobium lechleri var. antarcticum Reiche Epilobium lechleri f. antarcticum Hausskn. Epilobium tetragonum var. antarcticum Hook.f. Epilobium transandinum Sam. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |