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Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium
fireweed

       
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Chamaenerion angustifolium

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Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

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Synonyms:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

  CHAN80 Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.  
  CHANA3 Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub var. angustifolium  
  CHSP6 Chamerion spicatum (Lam.) Gray  
  EPAN2 Epilobium angustifolium L.   great willowherb, rosebay willowherb, willowherb, fireweed, French-willow
  EPANI Epilobium angustifolium L. var. intermedium (Lange) Fernald  
  EPSP2 Epilobium spicatum Lam.  
 

Distribution:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

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USA (AK, CO, MN, MT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 2 species in Chamerion, 2 subspecies in Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub
 

Classification:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus Chamerion Raf. ex Holub – fireweed
Species Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub – fireweed
Subspecies Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium – fireweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Epilobium angustifolium
fireweed              Endangered
Ohio:
Epilobium angustifolium
fireweed              Endangered
Tennessee:
Epilobium angustifolium
fireweed              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

Epilobium angustifolium
blooming sally
fireweed

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

Epilobium angustifolium:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FAC FACU FAC FAC FAC NO FAC FACU FACU+ FAC FACU NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. angustifolium

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566019.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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