Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium nummularifolium R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn. |
Bibliography | Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 31 (1839) |
Native Range | Chatham Is., New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | stems thin, with long internodes, leaves ca. 3mm long, green to yellow-green, shallowly dentate, sometimes with red margins, flowers 5-6mm across, solitary, axillary |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Epilobium nummulariifolium var. ovatum Kirk Epilobium pendulum Sol. ex A.Cunn. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |