Control: View 2003 herbicide trials for control of this and other container weeds.
Control: View 2004 herbicide trials for control of this and other container weeds.
| Latin name: Epilobium ciliatum |
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| Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose
Family |
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| Common name: Northern willowherb |
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| Life cycle: annual, spreading by
seed. Seed are wind blown long distances with an attached tuft of
hairs |
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Habit: Fireweed grows upright,
usually 4 to 6 feet tall. |
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Foliage: Opposite, linear, serrated,
often reddish in color, and with deep sunken veins. |
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Flower: Pink, small, with 4 lobed
petals. |
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Seed: Northern willowherb seed
are covered by a white tuft of hairs. This enables the seed to
be carries long distances by wind. Northern willowherb generate many
thousands of seed per plant per year. |
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Control: View 2003 herbicide trials for control of this and other container weeds. Control: View 2004 herbicide trials for control of this and other container weeds. |