E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Epilobium angustifolium subsp. angustifolium
fireweed
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

© Brian Klinkenberg  Email the photographer   (Photo ID #14524)

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Distribution of Epilobium angustifolium
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Species Information

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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Epilobium angustifolium

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Elevation (metres) 5 1181 2619
Slope Gradient (%) -5 20 262
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]
0 186 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
0 3 8
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:
11964
Modal BEC Zone Class
ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: AT(54), BAFA(54), BG(9), BWBS(1373), CMA(5), CWH(416), ESSF(2998), ICH(989), IDF(543), IMA(20), MH(52), MS(1059), PP(17), SBPS(471), SBS(2470), SWB(331)

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Chamaenerion angustifolium subsp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Moldenke
Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens (Alph. Wood) N.H. Holmgren & P.K. Holmgren
Chamerion danielsii D. Löve
Chamerion platyphyllum (Daniels) A. Löve & D. Löve
Epilobium angustifolium subsp. circumvagum Mosquin
Epilobium angustifolium subsp. macrophyllum (Hausskn.) Hultén
Epilobium angustifolium var. abbreviatum (Lunell) Munz
Epilobium angustifolium var. canescens Alph. Wood
Epilobium angustifolium var. macrophyllum (Hausskn.) Fernald
Epilobium angustifolium var. platyphyllum (Daniels) Fernald

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