Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Fireweed
Thompson - Food, Fodder
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 235
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Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
USDA symbol: CHANA2 (
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Common names: Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Stalks used for pigfeed.
RECRD: 33105 id: 9319