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Non-scientific name:

fireweed

2 Accepted name(s) for "fireweed":

Accepted name
Epilobium angustifolium L.
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.

6 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Epilobium angustifolium L. ssp. angustifolium Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop. Epilobium angustifolium L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Erechtites hieracifolius (L.) Raf. Ex Dc. Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.

20 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "fireweed":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
american burnweed Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
american fireweed Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
blooming sally Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
burnweed Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
erechtites hieracifolia Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
french-willow Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
great willow herb Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
great willow-herb Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
great willowherb Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
malayan groundsel Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mjölke Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pilewort Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
purple firetop Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rose-bay willow-herb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rosebay willowherb Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
wickup Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
willow herb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
willowherb Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
иван-чай Other Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
іван чай Other Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)