| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium crassum Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 328 (1855) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 600-1800m |
| Description | leaves crowded, more or less erect, spathulate-oblong to subelliptic, minutely dentate, 3-4cm long, carnose, flowers to 1cm across, solitary in leaf axils |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epilobium antipodum Petrie |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |