Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium atriplicifolium A.Cunn. |
Bibliography | Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 32 (1839) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate or rhombic, thick, remotely dentate, flowers solitary, axillary, shortly pedicellate, erect, petals 3-6mm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Epilobium alsinoides ssp. atriplicifolium (A.Cunn.) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn Epilobium novae-zeylandiae Hausskn. Epilobium parviflorum G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson Epilobium pratense G.Simpson |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is., CTM Chatham Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |