| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium melanocaulon Hook. |
| Bibliography | Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 9: t. 813 (1852) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Description | stems nearly black, leaves lanceolate to narrowly oblong, over 1cm long, coarsely dentate, subcoriaceous, flowers ca 5mm across, in short, terminal spikes |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium melanocaulon var. polyclonum (Hausskn.) Cheeseman Epilobium melanocaulon var. typicum Cockayne & Allan Epilobium melanocaulon var. viride Cockayne & Allan Epilobium polyclonum Hausskn. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |