Fireweed or (mainly in Britain) Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Synonyms Some botanists distinguish the species from other willowherbs into either of the genera Chamaenerion or Chamerion, on the basis of its spiral (rather than opposite or whorled) leaf arrangement, but this feature (which occurs also to a greater or lesser extent in some other willowherbs) is not of marked taxonomic significance. Nevertheless, the following synonyms may be found: Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub and Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. Description This herb is often abundant in wet calcareous to slightly acidic soils in open fields, pastures, and particularly burned-over lands; the name Fireweed derives from the species' abundance as a coloniser on burnt sites after forest fires. Its tendency to quickly colonize open areas with little competition, such as sites of forest fires and forest clearings, makes it a clear example of a pioneer species. Plants grow and flower as long as there is open space and plenty of light, as trees and brush grow larger the plants die out, but the seeds remain viable in the soil seed bank for many years, when a new fire or other disturbance occurs that opens up the ground to light again the seeds germinate. Some areas with heavy seed counts in the soil, after burning, can be covered with pure dense stands of this species and when in flower the landscape is turned into fields of color. Fireweed The reddish stems of this herbaceous perennial are usually simple, erect, smooth, 0.5-2.5 m (1½-8 feet) high with scattered alternate leaves. The leaves are entire, lanceolate, and pinnately veined. A relative species, Dwarf Fireweed (Epilobium latifolium), grows to 0.3-0.6 m tall. The radially symmetrical flowers have four magenta to pink petals, 2 to 3 cm in diameter. The styles have four stigmas, which occur in symmetrical terminal racemes. The reddish-brown linear seed capsule splits from the apex. It bears many minute brown seeds, about 300 to 400 per capsule and 80,000 per plant. The seeds have silky hairs to aid wind dispersal and are very easily spread by the wind, often becoming a weed and a dominant species on disturbed ground. Once established, the plants also spread extensively by underground roots, an individual plant eventually forming a large patch. Uses The young shoots were often collected in the spring by Native American people and their elderly folk and mixed with other greens. They are best when young and tender; as the plant matures the leaves become tough and somewhat bitter. The southeast Native Americans use the stems in the stage. They are peeled and eaten raw. When properly prepared soon after picking they are a good source of vitamin C and pro-vitamin A. The Dena'ina add fireweed to their dogs' food. Fireweed is also a medicine of the Upper Inlet Dena'ina, who treat pus-filled boils or cuts by placing a piece of the raw stem on the afflicted area. This is said to draw the pus out of the cut or boil and prevents a cut with pus in it from healing over too quickly. A flowering fireweed plantThe root can be roasted after scraping off the outside, but often tastes bitter. To mitigate this, collect the root before the plant flowers and remove the brown thread in the middle. In Alaska, candies, syrups, jellies, and even ice cream are made from fireweed. Monofloral honey made primarily from fireweed nectar has a distinctive, spiced flavor. In habitat restoration Because fireweed can colonize disturbed sites, even following an old oil spill, it is often used to reestablish vegetation. It grows in (and is native to) a variety of temperate to arctic ecosystems. Although it is also grown as an ornamental plant, some may find it too aggressive in that context. Fireweed

Original song by PAUL DYLIN DELINEATIONS. I wrote this song tonight with Alesis SR16 on bass and drums. Inspired by .... fireweed wine man. FIREWEED WINE I was talking to a friend of mine On the end of a computer line Trying to right the ways of our time And how he wanted to share his "fireweed wine" Ah but the technology is not that good Because if it were you know I would! Oh my friend I have a mind I won't ask yours if you don't ask mine Yea the world is so bleeping blind So pass me some of that "fireweed wine" And free your mind And have a good time on "fireweed wine" He says it grows in the U.S.A But the feds can still take it away And all the cowboys are now in suits And all the girls are with fake boobs. PAUL DYLIN DELINEATIONS. copyright 8-25-08

This is a school project me and my friend did in gr. 9. We got an A

picking flowers for jam. BANNANASLUG!

short film; art, animation and original music and paintings. The story of the journey of a fireweed seed by helen hill

After riding for 31 hours and 56 seconds, I arrive back at Sheep Mountain Lodge from a 400 mile round trip to Valdez, Alaska. Good times.

I don't know if Bill Marr will be happy or sad about this, but here are the bees and they are big up here.

A 24 hour bike race from Sheep Mountain Lodge to Valdez and back.

Fairbanks Midnight Sun Garden

Dennis Murphy kicks this tour-de-force off with a rousing thumb-popping solo. Everyone gets a piece, but don't skip part two, the flutes are fantastic!

Contra Dance with Fireweed at Shaw Nature Reserve Oct 20, 2007

A 24 hour bike race from Sheep Mountain Lodge to Valdez and back.

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Gara Enduro svolta in Alaska

toyota wheeelin, mudding, 4x4

The rest of the story! Flute lovers will want to visit this track over and over. Ali and Kenny stir up a real fire in one of the best performances of the day.

half mile drive from garden to cabin, squash flowers trees of birch spruce

Fireweed abounds ascending Flattop Mountain Trail in Glacier National Park Montana Wildflowers 2007 Fauna Foliage

mike and keith fell in fireweed and they act like little babies lol

Cue Bars Laddie X Ima Dandy Spats

Fireweed abounds around Flattop Mountain Trail in Glacier National Park Montana Wildflowers 2007 Fauna Foliage

Fireweed abounds descending Boulder Pass Trail in Glacier National Park Montana Wildflowers 2007 Fauna Foliage!

Fireweed explosion widescreen descending Boulder Pass Trail in Glacier National Park Montana Wildflowers 2007 Fauna Foliage

Alaska wilderness bicycle race

Muskoxen in fireweed along the Dalton Highway in Alaska near ANWR