Fireweed

n.

1.

(Bot.) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.

Noun	1.	fireweed - tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant Synonyms: Epilobium angustifolium, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup
	2.	fireweed - an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers Synonyms: Erechtites hieracifolia

Epilobium, Epilobium angustifolium, genus Epilobium, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, willowherb