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Epilobium angustifolium


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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


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    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
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    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
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    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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    Fireweed flower detail


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