Epilobium fleischeri
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Epilobium fleischeri, commonly known as Alpine Willowherb, is a herbaceous
perennial plant belonging to the Onagraceae
family.
, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves. This plant reaches on average 10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 ) in height. The stem is erect and the leaves are usually glabrous and toothed. This plant is quite similar to Epilobium dodonaei, but the last one can reach even a meter in height and has bristly leaves.
Epilobium fleischeri has fragrant flowers with four pointed thin dark purple sepals and four bright pink ovate petals. Flowering occurs from late June to August. Its powerful underground roots contains anthocyanin, a substance antifreeze, that allows this plant to survive in its inhospitable habitat.
, Germany
, Italy
, Switzerland
and Austria
.
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial plant belonging to the Onagraceae
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
family.
Description
The biological form of Epilobium fleischeri is hemicryptophyte scaposeGlossary of botanical terms
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, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves. This plant reaches on average 10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 ) in height. The stem is erect and the leaves are usually glabrous and toothed. This plant is quite similar to Epilobium dodonaei, but the last one can reach even a meter in height and has bristly leaves.
Epilobium fleischeri has fragrant flowers with four pointed thin dark purple sepals and four bright pink ovate petals. Flowering occurs from late June to August. Its powerful underground roots contains anthocyanin, a substance antifreeze, that allows this plant to survive in its inhospitable habitat.
Distribution
This plant is an endemism occurring in the Alps and the Jura, in FranceFrance
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Habitat
It grows in clusters on moraines, in glaciers, among piles of stones and in alluvial deposits. It prefers siliceous soils, at an altitude of 600–2700 m (1,968.5–8,858.3 ) above sea level.Synonyms
- Chamaenerion denticulatum Schur nom. illeg.
- Chamaenerion fleischeri (Hochst.) Fritsch
- Epilobium crassifolium Lehm.
- Epilobium denticulatum Wenderoth
- Epilobium dodonaei f. stenophyllum Haussknecht
- Epilobium dodonaei f. platyphyllum Haussknecht
- Epilobium dodonaei proles fleischeri (Hochst.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Epilobium dodonaei proles fleischeri var. platyphyllum (Hausskn.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Epilobium dodonaei proles fleischeri var. stenophyllum (Hausskn.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Epilobium dodonaei subsp. fleischeri (Hochst.) Schinz & Thell.
- Epilobium fleischeri Hochst.
- Epilobium rosmarinifolium subsp. fleischeri (Hochst.) Bonnier & Layens