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Category: Myrtales

Chamaenerion angustifolium (Fireweed)

August 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This beautiful member of the family Onagraceae (willowherbs and evening primrose) is known as fireweed in most of western North…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Chamaenerion, Eudicots, Myrtales, Onagraceae (Willowherbs and Evening Primroses), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Chamaenerion angustifolium, Fireweed

Circaea alpina

June 7, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This delicate little member of the willowherb/evening primrose family (Onagraceae) is called enchanter’s nightshade, small enchanter’s nightshade, and alpine enchanter’s…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Circaea, Eudicots, Myrtales, Onagraceae (Willowherbs and Evening Primroses), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Circaea alpina, Small Enchanters Nightshade

Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife)

September 13, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a wildly invasive European native which had become established in North America by the 1830s, both as a…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lythraceae, Lythrum, Myrtales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Lythrum salicaria, Purple Loosestrife

Epilobium ciliatum (Fringed Willowherb)

August 17, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a very common native species, found throughout our region in moist, sunny areas. It can be a wetland…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Epilobium, Eudicots, Myrtales, Onagraceae (Willowherbs and Evening Primroses), Plants Filed under: Common Willowherb, Epilobium ciliatum, Fringed Willowherb

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