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Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub ssp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Hoch
Fireweed
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
Synonym(s): Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum, Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens, Chamerion danielsii, Chamerion platyphyllum, Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum, Epilobium angustifolium ssp. macrophyllum, Epilobium angustifolium var. abbreviatum, Epilobium angustifolium var. canescens, Epilobium angustifolium var. macrophyllum, Epilobium angustifolium var. platyphyllum
USDA Symbol: CHANC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: RedBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: NB , NL , NS , PE
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-19Research By: TWC Staff