Epilobium angustifolium subsp. circumvagum
Mosquin
Rosebar willow-herb, Fireweed
Onagraceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb. It has rhizomes and forms clumps. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are 2-20 cm long. The flowers are in dense groups. They are pink to red.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, North America, Russia, Tibet, USA,
Synonyms
Chamaenerion angustifolium subsp. circumvagum (Mosquin) MoldenkChamaenerion angustissimum (Weber) Grossh.Chamaenerion danielsii (D. Love) Czerep.Chamerion danielsii (D. Love) Czerep.Chamerion platyphyllum (Daniels) A. Love & D. LoveEpilobium amoenum Raf.Epilobium angustifolium var. intermedium (Worsk.) FernaldEpilobium angustifolium var. platyphyllum (Daniels) FernaldEpilobium angustifolium var. pygmaeum Jeps.Epilobium angustissimum WeberEpilobium danielsii D. LoveEpilobium intermedium Wormsk.Epilobium opacum Lehm.Epilobium platyphyllum Rydb.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 213
