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Epilobium densifolium Hausskn.  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium densifolium Hausskn. 
BibliographyMonogr. Epilobium: 256 (1884)
Native Ranges. Argentina to c. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-2700m
Descriptionstems shortly glandular-pubescent, leaves opposite, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, cuneate, rigid, pubescent, obtuse, remote, 1-2cm long, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate
Size10-25cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEpilobium lignosum Phil.
Epilobium nivale var. lignosum (Phil.) Hosseus
Epilobium pauciflorum Phil.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central)
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