fireweed

noun

1. any of various plants appearing in recently burned clearings, as the willow herb, Epilobium angustifolium.

noun

1. any of various plants that appear as first vegetation in burnt-over areas, esp rosebay willowherb
2. Also called: pilewort a weedy North American plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having small white or greenish flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
3. an Australian rainforest tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus, having whorls of bright red flowers