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Epilobium aitchisonii P.H.Raven  
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FamilyONAGRACEAE
Genus speciesEpilobium aitchisonii P.H.Raven 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 376 (1962)
Native Rangen. Pakistan to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude3000-3500m
Descriptionstems glabrous, basal leaves opposite, the upper alternate, petiolate, narrowly ovate, acute, minutely serrate, 2-4cm, inflorescence densely strigose, petals obcordate, 3-4mm long
Size10-35cm
Colorrose-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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