Noun: Epilobium angustifolium
- Tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
"Epilobium angustifolium quickly colonized the area after the forest fire";
- fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup
Type of: willowherb
Part of: Epilobium, genus Epilobium
Encyclopedia: Epilobium angustifolium