| British Columbia Outdoor Wilderness Guide |
- Fireweed
(Epilobium augustifolium)
a.k.a. willow herb
Fireweed
is a perennial with pinky purple flowers that grows
from 0.5 to 3 metres in height.
- LEAVES:
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long (up to 8 inches long), narrow, lance-shaped
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veins can be observed on the underside
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alternate on the stem
 FLOWERS:
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rose, purple or mauve, large
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many clustered along the top part of the reddish
stems
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yellow stamens
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3 cm. or 1.2 in. across
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Fireweed flowers are evident throughout the
summer
- FRUIT:
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narrow seed pods that split and release a multitude
of tiny, fluffy, white seeds
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green or red
- HABITAT:
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Fireweed is found throughout BC
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Fireweed likes burned or logged areas or along
roadsides
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Fireweed is found in coniferous, deciduous or
mixed forests, meadows
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low to subalpine elevations
- FASCINATING
FACTS:
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pioneer growth after a fire or disturbance -
leading to its common name
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Fireweed it is the floral emblem of the Yukon
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bees produce a delicious honey from the flowers
of the Fireweed.
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