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| American Burnweed (Fireweed) |
Scientific
Name -
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex
DC. |
Family
- Compositae |
| Robust annual with solid, erect,
smooth to hairy stems. Leaves elliptic to lance-shaped
with narrow, sharp-pointed bases on lower part of stem
and clasping bases on upper part of stem. Leaf margins
lobes or unlobed, always very unevenly toothed. Flowers
white, in elongate heads. Seeds with many white hairs
at the top. Reproduces by seed. Found in almost any disturbed
area such as pastures and roadsides. Occurs from Maine,
Minnesota, and South Dakota, south throughout the eastern,
central, and southern states, and Oregon and Hawaii. Also
found in Newfoundland, Quebec, the West Indies, Mexico
south through Central America, South America, and Asia. |
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