Epilobium angustifolium subsp. circumvagum

Mosquin

Rosebar willow-herb, Fireweed

Onagraceae Edible: Leaves

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NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network) Biorepository

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.