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Photographer: Steven C. Garske
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Family Onagraceae
Epilobium angustifolium L. subsp. circumvagum Mosquin
fireweed, great willow-herb
Epilobium: from 2 Greek words epi, "upon," and lobos, "a pod or capsule," as the flower and capsule appear together, the corolla being borne on the end of the ovary
angustifolium: Latin for "narrow leaf"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-6' tall forb; stems usually single |
| Flower: | pink to purple, 4-parted, 3/4"-1 1/2" wide, stigma with 4 branches, petals not notched; inflorescence a long, terminal cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | capsule, seeds with tufts of hair at the top |
| Leaf: | many, crowded, alternate, lance-like, stalkless |
| Habitat: | moist; forests, clearings |
| Notes: | often seen after a burn |
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