fireweed

IPA: fˈaɪɝwid

A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.

Examples of "fireweed" in Sentences

The amount of bitterness in fireweed shoots varies unpredictably.
The fireweed is a tall erect perennial that grows from rhizome-like roots.
The fireweed is a good example of adaption because of its adaption to fire through its roots and rhizomes.
Most dominant was what we call fireweed back home because it’s among the first plants to return after a forest fire.
Spreading rapidly on underground runners, fireweed is one of the first plants to reestablish itself after forest fires.
Babystars, fleabane, and the aptly name fireweed, post-fire denizens of the vegetation world, had already sprouted and were laying claim to the barren slopes.