fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium
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Weed Characteristics
| Other names: | blooming sally |
| Leaf type: | Broadleaf |
| Flowers: | Pink |
Long, smooth, narrowly oval leaves are displayed on a prominent central stem. Stiffly upright growth habit reaching 3 to 6 ft. Flowers are large and showy. Spreads by seed and by roots, often forming large colonies. Named for being one of the first plants to grow after a fire.
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Taxonomic data last retrieved March 30, 2012, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.
