Epilobium Angustifolium

Scientific Name: Epilobium angustifolium

Symbol: EPAN2

Genus: Epilobium

Edible: unknown

Fireweed flower detail

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Scientific Name: Epilobium angustifolium

Common Name(s): Fireweed

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: stem, fruit, leaf

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Description: This plant grows up to 1.8 meters tall. It has large, showy, pink flowers and lance-shaped leaves. Its relative, the dwarf fireweed (Epilobium latifolium), grows 30 to 60 centimeters tall.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Tall fireweed is found in open woods, on hillsides, on stream banks, and near seashores in arctic regions. It is especially abundant in burned-over areas. Dwarf fireweed is found along streams, sandbars, and lakeshores and on alpine and arctic slopes.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The leaves, stems, and flowers are edible in the spring but become tough in summer. You can split open the stems of old plants and eat the pith raw.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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