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Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

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Threat status: Naturally uncommon

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Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn, New Zealand J. Bot. 9: 349 (1971)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Raven, P.H.; Raven, T. E. 1976: The Genus Epilobium (Onagraceae) in Australasia: a Systematic and Evolutionary Study. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin 216: 1–321.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Allan
(Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Raven, P.H.; Engelhorn, T. 1971: New Taxa and New Combinations in Australasian Epilobium (Onagraceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 9: 345–350.
1971
349
ICN
Epilobium pubens var. astonii Allan
species
Epilobium astonii

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Myrtales
Onagraceae
Epilobium
astonii

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Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

2n = 36
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Erect, much-branched, clump-forming herb 9-25-(30) cm tall, the entire plant densely glandular-hairy and with erect eglandular hairs. Stems with glandular hairs all round. Lamina of lf narrowly obovate, 1.2-3.3 × 0.7-1.4 cm. Floral tube 1.8-2.8 mm deep, with a conspicuous ring of long hairs inside. Petals white, flushed with pink after pollination, 7.3-13 × 7-8 mm. Capsule with glandular and eglandular hairs, 2.9-4.2 cm long; fruiting pedicel 0.3-0.9 cm long.

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Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Epilobium L.
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2004)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Raven, P.H.; Raven, T. E. (1976)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Epilobium pubens var. astonii Allan
Epilobium pubens var. astonii Allan
Raven, P.H.; Raven, T. E. (1976)
Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

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Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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7c069224-e679-4a41-a6ba-41442f6efef6
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
17 January 2025
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