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Chamerion latifolium (Broad-leaf fireweed)
Weyand, Phyllis

Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

Broad-leaf fireweed, Dwarf fireweed

Onagraceae (Evening-Primrose Family)

Synonyms: Epilobium latifolium

USDA Symbol: CHLA13

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A low, bushy plant with clustered stems 4-16 in. tall. They bear pairs of somewhat waxy, bluish-green, lance-shaped leaves which increase in length up the stem. The leaves subtend a terminal raceme of large, four-petaled, rose-purple flowers.

Broadleaf Fireweed is a member of the evening-primrose family (family Onagraceae), which includes mainly herbs, rarely shrubs or trees with often showy flowers borne singly, in racemes or spikes, or in branched clusters. The family of about 17 genera and 675 species is found worldwide, but is especially abundant in temperate regions of the New World.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
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Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: NL
Native Distribution: AK, s. in mts. to e. CA, ID, UT & CO
Native Habitat: River bars; stream banks; drier, mt., talus slopes
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), CAN(N), GL(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Moist (usually) to drier, well-drained soils.
Conditions Comments: Not Available

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Propagation

Description: Easily grown from seed.
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Not Available
Commercially Avail: yes

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Chamerion latifolium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chamerion latifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamerion latifolium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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