Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium tasmanicum Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Epilobium: 296 (1884) |
Native Range | se. Australia, se. Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves crowded, oblong-ovate, 6-10mm long, glandular denticulate, thick, shiny, flowers 5-10mm across, 1-3, terminal |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Epilobium confertifolium var. tasmanicum (Hausskn.) Cheeseman |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |