Chamerion angustifolium subsp. angustifolium

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

fireweed, French-willow, great willowherb, rosebay willowherb, willowherb,

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length: 1 mm
  • Width: 0.5–0.6 mm
  • Thickness: 0.5–0.6 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Longitudinal rows of small reticulations

Other structures

Strong longitudinal rib from the base to the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side

Identification notes

Longitudinal rib spreads near the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Onagraceae

Valid name

Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub subsp. angustifolium

Synonyms

Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop.
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub var. angustifolium
Chamerion spicatum (Lam.) Gray 
Epilobium angustifolium L. 
Epilobium angustifolium L. var. intermedium (Lange) Fernald
Epilobium spicatum Lam.

 Chamerion angustifolium  ssp.  angustifolium.  Seeds with longitudinal rows of small reticulations.
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium. Seeds with longitudinal rows of small reticulations.