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Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: xats’et

Taxon Name: Chamaenerion angustifolium

“Common” Name: fireweed

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Ecological Community: Anthropogenic, Freshwater

Wikipedia summary:

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

Observational Data:

   First reported: 2016-07-05
   Source: iNat
   Last reported: 2018-07-12
   Source: iNat
   Obervation count: 3