Fireweed (disambiguation)
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Fireweed
(Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family (Onagraceae
).
Fireweed may also refer to:
Fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium, commonly known as Fireweed , Great Willow-herb , or Rosebay Willowherb , is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae...
(Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family (Onagraceae
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
).
Fireweed may also refer to:
- Some other species of willowherb (Epilobium/Chamerion)
- A common name for Senecio madagascariensisSenecio madagascariensisSenecio madagascariensis also known as Madagascar ragwort is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae. Other common names include Madagascar groundsel and fireweed....
in Australia and Hawaii. - Crassocephalum crepidioidesCrassocephalum crepidioidesCrassocephalum crepidioides, also called ebolo, thickhead, redflower ragleaf, or fireweed, is an erect annual slightly succulent herb growing up to 180 cm tall. Its use is widespread in many tropical and subtropical regions, but is especially prominent in tropical Africa...
(Ebolo), an annual herbaceous plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) - Lyngbya majusculaLyngbya majusculaLyngbya majuscula is a species of cyanobacteria in the genus Lyngbya. Lyngbya majuscula grows on seagrass and is one of the causes of the human skin irritation seaweed dermatitis. It is known as fireweed in Australia and stinging limu in Hawai'i.The prevalence of this organism appears to be on the...
, a cyanobacterium - Fireweed (periodical)Fireweed (periodical)Fireweed: A Feminist Quarterly of Writing, Politics, Art & Culture, was founded in Toronto, Canada, in 1978 by the Fireweed Collective. Collective members have included Gay Allison, Lynne Fernie, Hilda Kirkwood, Liz Brady, Elizabeth Ruth, Makeda Silvera, Carolyn Smart and Rhea Tregebov...
, a feminist literary magazine founded in Toronto, Canada, in 1978