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Epilobium alsinifolium Vill.  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium alsinifolium Vill. 
BibliographyProsp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné: 45 (1779)
Native RangeEurope, Greenland
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatbogs, marshes
Descriptionstems glabrous, at base procumbent, leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, remotely dentate, glabrous, 4cm long, petals oblong-cuneate
Size15-25cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEpilobium alatum Hegetschw.
Epilobium alsinifolium ssp. parviflorum Gancev
Epilobium anceps Fries
Epilobium balansae Boiss.
Epilobium brandzai Floriano
Epilobium fontanum Chaix ex Hausskn.
Epilobium nitidum Saut.
Epilobium origanifolium Lam.
Epilobium pauciflorum Dulac
Epilobium riphaeum Tausch ex Hausskn.
Epilobium roseum Kit. ex Hausskn.
Epilobium sandorii Barla
Epilobium schmidtii Floerk. ex Hausskn.
Epilobium stefanescui Floriano
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, FOR Fřroyar, GRB Great Britain, ICE Iceland, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SVA Svalbard, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (RUN North European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland)
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