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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 sightings are surging across the country right now

If you've hiked a burned-over hillside or a recent clear-cut this summer, that tall spike of pink...

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Fireweed sightings are spiking on nature-tracking apps this week

If you spot tall spikes of magenta flowers along a trail or in a recently cleared area right now,...

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Fireweed sightings are spiking on nature apps this week

The tall pink spikes popping up along trails, roadsides, and recently burned or disturbed ground ...

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Fireweed's pink blooms are lighting up nature apps right now

If you spot a tall spike of magenta flowers blooming from the bottom up along a trail, roadside, ...

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Fireweed sightings are surging on nature-tracking apps right now

If you spot tall spikes of pink-purple flowers along a recently disturbed trail, roadside, or old...

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Fireweed sightings are spiking on nature-tracking apps right now

If you've hiked through a recently burned or logged area this summer, the tall spikes of magenta ...

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fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) observed in Glace Bay, NS B1A...

Fireweed is one of the first plants to colonize disturbed ground — if you're restoring a bare pat...

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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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Fireweed spotted thriving on remote Alaskan island

Fireweed is one of the first plants to recolonize burned or disturbed ground, so spotting it on a...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Genus: Chamaenerion
Kingdom: Plantae