List of Maine Cranberry Weeds - Fireweed
FIREWEED
Family: ONAGRACEAE (Evening Primrose Family)
Genus: Epilobium Species: angustifolium
Description: This 2 to 6-ft. plant has a showy flower that is often the subject of many of Maine’s postcards and calendar photos. It has a terminal, spike-like cluster of deep pink/light purple flowers and narrow willow-like leaves on a tall stem. The flowers–very popular with bumble bees, hummingbirds, and hummingbird moths–are about an inch wide and have 4 spreading petals. There are 8 stamens and a 4-parted stigma at the tip of the style. The leaves are up to 8 inches long, lanceolate to linear. [Lengthy Description - Wikipedia]
Habitat: Roadsides, recently cleared woodlands (especially burned-over areas, which is how it got its name);
In Bloom: July-August
