Fireweed, Great Willow-herb
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Synonyms: Chamaerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium, Chamerion angustifolium, Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum, Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens, Epilobium angustifolium, Epilobium angustifolium var. intermedium
Fireweed blooming on charred forest floor (from the 2015 Cougar Creek Fire) between Bird Creek and Bird Lake, Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams, Yakama Nation lands........September 1, 2017.
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Close-up views of the flowers of fireweed
as seen at about 4050' along a logging road atop the ridge dividing the Cougar
and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........July
10, 2005. Note the long white style with a 4-part stigma, with the stigma lobes
coiled.
The photo above shows a stem leaf of fireweed as seen along Shorthorn
Creek at about 5600' along the Shorthorn Trail #16 on the southern slopes of
Mt. Adams........July 30, 2005. The leaves of this species
are numerous and alternate along the stem.
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Masses of fireweed blooming along the Stagman Ridge Trail #12, Mt. Adams Wilderness......August 7, 2020.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
of fireweed as seen at the base of the north side of Little Mt. Adams.........August
8, 2004.
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The photo at left shows the general form of fireweed as seen along
road #2329 at the East Fork Adams Creek on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams.........August
6, 2005. The photo at right shows late-blooming fireweed along the Climber's Trail about one-third of a mile uphill from the Bird Creek Meadows Trailhead, Yakama Nation lands, Mount Adams......September 14, 2022.
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Additional images of fireweed. The photo at left was photographed along the Island Springs Trail while that at right was photographed from Little Mount Adams.........August 13, 2012.
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The photo at left shows fireweed as seen at the base of the north
side of Little Mt. Adams.......August 8, 2004. The photo at right shows the long, linear fruit of fireweed as seen
along road #23 at the Mt. Adams viewpoint at the southwestern corner of Mt.
Adams......August 6, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the fruit of fireweed as
seen at the base of the north side of Little Mt. Adams.......August
8, 2004.
Paul Slichter