Epilobium alpestre (Jacq.) Krock.

Épilobe alpestre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Epilobium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Epilobium alpestre habit picture by Giovanni Scarmoncin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Epilobium alpestre leaf picture by Rohweder Karsten (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium alpestre leaf picture by Rohweder Karsten (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium alpestre leaf picture by Andrea Schieber (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Epilobium alpestre flower picture by Jean Dumas (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium alpestre flower picture by vero jond (cc-by-sa)
Epilobium alpestre flower picture by Christian Gnos (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Epilobium alpestre world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Georgia, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:611592-1
WFO ID wfo-0000668704
COL ID 6G58L
BDTFX ID 24027
INPN ID 96127
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Epilobium trigonum Epilobium montanum var. alpestre Epilobium alpestre Epilobium roseum