fireweed

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The fireweed is a good example of adaption because of its adaption to fire through its roots and rhizomes.

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  1. noun Any of various plants of the genus Epilobium, especially E. angustifolium, having long, terminal, spikelike clusters of pinkish-purple flowers. Also called willow herb.
  2. noun Any of several weedy North American plants of the genus Erechtites, having small white or greenish flowers grouped in discoid heads.

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  • The fireplace was lit with fireweed, and the air was fragrant with incense. —  Question Quest
  • He asked if she were hungry and brought her things, smoked-salmon strips and once a bracelet of woven fireweed, as though her efforts were for his benefit or the desire, like his, to gather the gold. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 04 - April 1997
  • Oh, Harrison, in the midst of all the confusion today, you remembered I used to think fireweed was a rose. —  Garwood, Julie - Rose 1 - For the Roses
  • "Then we can strip and dry our clothes while we eat in comfort I can find some fireweed," Justin said. —  Xone of Contention
  • Beautiful clear morning. [boat came about 1: 30-2: 30] I was sketching the elusive fireweed, green orchid and the bakeapple and pitcher plants (see previous pages sketches) near the old recovered cemetery when I heard and saw a speck like the Bromley boat far in the distance. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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