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July 9, 2006 : Chamerion angustifolium

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Keywords: Onagraceae | Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub | roadside of Hat Creek Road, southwest of Ashcroft, British Columbia

Chamerion angustifolium

In a (former) forest three years post-burn, Chamerion angustifolium displays why it has the most fitting of common names: fireweed. Older texts and some modern taxonomists use the scientific name Epilobium angustifolium for this species.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at July 9, 2006 12:00 AM

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I see this all the time along the side of the bike path...now I know what they are!

Posted by: Elaine at July 9, 2006 11:25 AM


used to move my bee hives in spring to places that had fireweed....good honey!

Posted by: phillip lacock at July 9, 2006 1:25 PM

Isn't this plant also called by the common name "Rosebay'?

Posted by: Mdelodie Brandon at July 9, 2009 7:07 PM

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