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Identity

Common Name
Scientific Name Chamaenerion angustifolium
Type plant
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Taxonomy

External IDs

NCBI Tax ID 13055
GBIF ID 6428353
IUCN ID

Biology & Ecology

Description Chamaenerion angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family, Onagraceae. It is known in North America as fireweed and in the British Isles as both fireweed and rosebay willowherb. It is also known by the taxonomic synonyms Chamerion angustifolium and Epilobium angustifolium. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including large parts of the boreal forests.
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References

Reference NCBI Taxonomy ID: 13055
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=13055

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Chamaenerion angustifolium

Record ID: 50

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