Fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium L. [Onagraceae]
The English common name is derived from the abundance soon after wildfire
Yanagiran (ヤナギラン, 柳蘭)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: throughout the temperate and cool Northern Hemisphere
Habit: pioneer species soon after disturbance, such as clearcutting, wildfire, and landslide
Varieties
- subsp. circumvagum Mosquin (ウスゲヤナギラン)
- f. pleniflorum (Nakai) H.Hara (ヤエザキヤナギラン)
- f. albiflorum H. Hara (シロバナヤナギラン)
Synonyms
Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub
On volcanes in Hokkaido
[Left] In the crater basin of Mount Usu on July 30, 1991. [Center] An infloresence of fireweed on Mount Koma on July 10 2003 (by Akasaka, M.) [Rgiht] On Mount Koma on July 12 2005 (by Matsuda, M.)
In Alaska
Fireweed in Poker Flat, Fairbanks, AK. Photo tanken on August 3, 2005.
References
- Keating, R.C., Hoch, P.C. & Raven, P.H. 1982. Perennation in Epilobium (Onagraceae) and its relation to classification andn ecoclogy. Systematic Botany 7: 379-404
- Mosquin, T. 1966. A new taxonomy for Epilobium angustifolium L. (Onagraceae). Brittonia 18: 167-188
- White-flowered Epilobium angustifolium