Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium nevadense Munz |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 56: 166 (1929) |
Native Range | s. Nevada to n. Arizona |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1800-2800m |
Description | basal leaves opposite, stem leaves alternate, lanceolate-elliptic, 1-2cm, glabrescent, denticulate, acute, inflorescence erect, racemose, 3-12-flowered, petals 5-7mm |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | deep pink-purple |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |