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Epilobium leptocarpum Hausskn.  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium leptocarpum Hausskn. 
BibliographyMonogr. Epilobium: 258 (1884)
Native RangeSubarctic America to nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude0-2400m
Descriptionleaves broadly petiolate, lanceolate or elliptic, 1-4cm, entire or denticulate, glabrous, inflorescence racemose, flowers erect, sepals narrowly lanceolate, petals 4-7mm
Size8-30cm
Colorwhite, fading rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEpilobium paddoense H.Lév.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     72 Eastern Canada (NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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