White-flowered Fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium L. f. albiflorum H. Hara
[Onagraceae]
Synonym: Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. f. albiflorum H. Hara
Epilobium angustifolium f. albiflorum in Alaska
Shirobana-yanagiran (シロバナヤナギラン, 白花柳蘭)
Photo taken at Poker Flat near Fairbanks, Interior Alaska on July 24, 2006. [Left] A whole individual. [Center] Close-up to an influorescence. [Rgiht] Close-up to a single flower. (All photos were taken by Narita K.)
Epilobium latifolium L.
Hime-yanagiran (ヒメヤナギラン, 姫柳蘭)
Synonyms:
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
[Left] Along Jago River in ANWR, Alaska, on August 1 2006. [Rgiht] On August 2 2006
References
- Mosquin, T. 1966. A new taxonomy for Epilobium angustifolium L. (Onagraceae). Brittonia 18: 167-188 (see p. 179)
- Trelawny, J.G. 1988. Wild flowers of the Yukon, Alaska & Northwestern Canada. Revised edition. Harbour Publishing, British Columbia. 224 p. (see p. 107)
- Pink-flowered Epilobium angustifolium