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Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family, Onagraceae. It is known in North America as fireweed and in the British Isles as both fireweed and rosebay willowherb. It is also known by the taxonomic synonyms Chamerion angustifolium and Epilobium angustifolium. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including large parts of the boreal forests.

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fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) observed in Denali Park, AK, USA

Fireweed is one of the first plants to reclaim burned or disturbed ground in Alaska's national pa...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Genus: Chamaenerion
Kingdom: Plantae