Hi Chuck,
How's life in eastern Mass? :) You're probably correct since what I
referred to as Fireweed, I've seen mostly in wetlands. The stuff sure
is pretty, much nicer than the goldenrod blooming now.
Richard
--- Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Richard's photo of flowering marsh weeds
> <http://people.simons-rock.edu/rlovison/image22.jpg> which he calls
> Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) is probably actually Purple
> Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).
>
> It's a common mis-identification since Fireweed is a similar looking
> invasive native species in the US while Purple Loosestrife is an even
>
> more invasive non-native species from Europe and Asia.
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