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Epilobium luteum Pursh  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium luteum Pursh 
BibliographyFl. Amer. Sept. 1: 259 (1813)
Native RangeAleutian Islands to w. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude0-2200m
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves mostly opposite, ovate-lanceolate, 3-8cm long, dentate, glabrous, flowers 2-10, axillary, style conspicuosly exserted
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEpilobium luteum f. brevifolium Hausskn.
Epilobium luteum f. longifolium Hausskn.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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