Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium psilotum Maire & Sam. |
Bibliography | Ark. Bot. 29A(11): 26 (1939) |
Native Range | Morocco (Haut Atlas) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2100-3100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 1-3cm, obscurely serrulate, shortly petiolate, acute, inflorescence short, pendent, petals 5-8mm, incised |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | pale pink-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |