[The Evening-primrose Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]
Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty
Chamerion latifolium
Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium
![Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium5b.jpg)
Broad-leaved fireweed as seen along Gorge Creek about one mile east of Eielson Visitors Center, Denali National Park............June 20, 2012.
- ![Close-up view of the flower of Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium5c.jpg)
![Close-up view of the flowers of Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium5e.jpg)
![Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium5a.jpg)
Broad-leaved fireweed as seen along Gorge Creek about one mile east of Eielson Visitors Center, Denali National Park............June 20, 2012.
- ![Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium6b.jpg)
- ![Close-up of a flower of Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium6d.jpg)
Broad-leaved fireweed beginning to bloom on the gravelly beach along the Nenana River adjacent to the McKinley Chalet near the Denali National Park and Preserve entrance.........June 15, 2012.
![Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/chamerionlatifolium4a.jpg)
Broad-leaved fireweed as seen in a wash about one mile east of Highway Pass, Denali National Park................August 23, 2006.
![Glaucous leaves of Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium3a.jpg)
A photo of the glaucous (bluish-green) leaf of broad-leaf fireweed.
![Fruits of Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed: Chamerion latifolium (Synonym: Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/chamerionlatifolium4b.jpg)
The seed pods of broad-leaved fireweed as seen near Grassy Pass, Denali National Park..............August 24, 2006.
- ![Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed, Red Willowherb, River Beauty: Chamerion latifolium (Synonyms: Chamaenerion latifolium, Chamerion subdentatum, Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium4b.jpg)
Broad-leaved willowherb as seen along the Mount Healy Trail near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve............June 14, 2012.
![Broad-leaved Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed: Chamerion latifolium (Synonym: Epilobium latifolium)](chamerion/latifolium/latifolium3b.jpg)
Young broad-leaved fireweed that did not bloom this past season. Photographed along Stony Creek to the south of Stony Hill Overlook, Denali National Park and Preserve...................September 6, 2009.
Paul Slichter