Epilobium pycnostachyum
| Epilobium pycnostachyum | |
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| Epilobium pycnostachyum in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Epilobium |
| Species: | E. pycnostachyum
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| Binomial name | |
| Epilobium pycnostachyum | |
Epilobium pycnostachyum, or scree epilobium,[2] is a species of willowherb that is endemic to New Zealand. It grows exclusively on scree slopes on mountains.
Description
[edit]A small herb with a few branches that spread out and then up. The leaves are a dull green, and glabrous and have deep teeth on the margins. The flowers are white,[3] or red and pink.[4]
The seeds are wind-dispersed.[4]
Range and habitat
[edit]Epilobium pycnostachyum is known from both the North and the South Island.[5][3] It is restricted to mountain ranges, where it grows in scree fields and unstable, rocky environments.[3]
It is not considered threatened.[4][1]
Etymology
[edit]Pycnostachyum means 'densely spiked'.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was described by Heinrich Carl Haussknecht in 1879.[3] The type specimen is from Whitcombe's Pass, on the South Island of New Zealand.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2002. Vascular Plants of the Kaimanawa Forest Park (60051, NZMS 260 T19, T20 & U19). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/files/0/13/541/plants_of_the_kaimanawa_forest_park.pdf
- ^ a b c d e "Epilobium pycnostachyum Hausskn. - Flora of New Zealand Series". Flora of New Zealand Series. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ a b c d "Epilobium pycnostachyum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Epilobium pycnostachyum Hausskn". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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