Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium fastigiatum (Nutt.) Piper |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 404 (1906) |
Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000.3500m |
Description | sparsely glandular-pubescent, leaves blue-green, lanceolate to narrowly ovate or elliptic, 1-4cm, flowers in straight raceme, flowers erect, petals 5-8mm |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | pink-purple |
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 affine var. fastigiatum Nutt. Epilobium atrichum H.Lév. Epilobium concinnum Congdon Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum (Nutt.) Hoch & P.H.Raven Epilobium glaberrimum var. latifolium Barbey Epilobium platyphyllum Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |