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Taxon: Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

Genus: Chamerion
Family: Onagraceae subfamily: Onagroideae tribe: Epilobieae.
Nomen number: 410681
Place of publication: Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 7:86. 1972
Name verified on: 17-Apr-2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Jul-2009
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 4 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


Common names:

  • alpine fireweed   (Source: Websters Dict [as Epilobium latifolium]) – English
  • broadleaf willowherb   (Source: IllF PacifSt [as Epilobium latifolium]) – English
  • dwarf fireweed   (Source: F Utah [as Epilobium latifolium]) – English
  • river-beauty   (Source: Hortus 3 [as Epilobium latifolium]) – English

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Afghanistan
    Siberia: Russian Federation - Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia
    Middle Asia: Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan
    Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Kamchatka, Magadan
    China: China - Xinjiang, Xizang [e.], Yunnan [n.w.]
    Eastern Asia: Japan - Honshu
  • ASIA-TROPICAL
    Indian Subcontinent: India - Jammu and Kashmir; Nepal; Pakistan
  • EUROPE
    Northern Europe: Iceland
    East Europe: Russian Federation - European part
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Subarctic America: Canada - Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory; Greenland; United States - Alaska
    Eastern Canada: Canada - Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec
    Western Canada: Canada - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California, Nevada, Utah

References:

  • Abrams, L. 1944. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states. (IllF PacifSt) [= Epilobium latifolium].
  • Chen, C.-J. et al. 1992. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 34:34. [= Epilobium latifolium L.].
  • Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora. (Intermt F)
  • Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan. (F Japan)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3) [= Epilobium latifolium].
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9. (F Utah) [= Epilobium latifolium].
  • Webster's third new international dictionary. (Websters Dict) [= Epilobium latifolium].
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?410681 (09 February 2010)

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