Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium suffruticosum Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 488 (1840) |
Native Range | Montana to n. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 700-3000m |
Description | greyish setose, leaves mainly opposite, lanceolate to elliptic, entire, sessile, 1-3cm long, flowers axillary, petals 7-10mm long, narrow |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cordylophorum suffruticosum (Nutt.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |