Epilobium fauriei




Family Onagraceae
Tribe Epilobieae
Scientific name Epilobium fauriei H. Léveillé
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) hime aka-bana (ヒメアカバナ, 姫赤花 [meaning: dwarf red leave flower])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Mt. Daisen, north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Kuril islands)
Habitat Alpine or subalpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=36 (2x)
Description Plants electing 5-25cm tall. Leaves 0.7-3cm long, 1-4mm wide. Flowers pale pink, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Epilobium amurense subsp. cephalostigma (Haussknecht) C. J. Chen et al.
Onagraceae
Oenothein medicaments (US Patent 6528490/2003)
Process of Epilobium species for treatment of hormone balance in warm blooded animals, and method of manufacturing (WIPO Patent WO/2008/030536)



July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland
July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland
July 2008
at Utsukushigahara Highland