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Epilobium colchicum Albov  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium colchicum Albov 
BibliographyProdr. Fl. Colchic.: 86 (1895)
Native RangeCaucasus to n. Iran and ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatalluvial gravel
Descriptionleaves narrowly lanceolate, in lower half widest, dark green, finely dentate, mucronate, flowers in raceme, flowers 25-30mm across, petals obovate, subentire
Size10-40cm
Colorred-rose
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
SynonymsChamaenerion caucasicum (Hausskn.) Sosn. ex Grossh.
Chamaenerion colchicum (Albov) Steinb.
Chamerion caucasicum (Hausskn.) Galushko
Chamerion colchicum (Albov) Holub
Epilobium dodonaei var. caucasicum Hausskn.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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