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Epilobium williamsii P.H.Raven  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium williamsii P.H.Raven 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 378 (1962)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude2900-4900m
Descriptionleaves crowded, rather coriaceous, sessile, ovate to elliptic-ovate, 7-22mm, subglabrous, serrulate, acute, inflorescence and flowers pendent, petals 5-7mm
Size4-17cm
Colorpink-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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