#Chamaenerion angustifolium

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Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)

Family: Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Growing rapidly and reproducing very frequently, Fireweed thrives in areas that have been recently cleared of other plants due to forest fires or other disruptive events, earning it its name. Widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, it is a textbook example of a pioneer species (the first species of plants, or other non-motile organisms, to spread onto land that has been cleared of its previous occupants) ; unable to compete with taller, more “aggressive” species of plants that will have taken over older habitats, its seeds remain dormant in soil for years at a time, while adult plants may remain in small numbers in clearing or frequently-disturbed forest edges, or may be entirely absent. When a fire occurs the seeds respond to the heat and begin to germinate, allowing young individuals to emerge after the fire has subsided and most potential competitors have been eliminated. After sprouting, young Fireweed can reach considerable heights (potentially growing to be up to 2.5 meters/8ft tall, although in areas with limited resources they may never exceed 0.5 meters/1.6ft) and, upon reaching maturity, will develop numerous 5-petaled pink flowers each year that, once pollinated, develop into long strings of tiny seeds covered with cottony parachute-like structures that allow them to be carried away from their parent on the wind, settling in new ground where they may later germinate. Members of this species can live for several years, but as slower-growing but taller and more competitive plants gradually return to a cleared area Fireweed populations will gradually decrease as their access to sunlight and soil nutrients is reduced. As such, once an area has “healed” from the disturbance that cleared it, adult Fireweeds become rare once again, but the seeds they produced when more abundant remain dormant in the soil until another disturbance provides them with an opportunity to grow. In human-influenced habitats faced with near-constant disturbance (such as railways or roadsides,) it is possible for adult Fireweeds to remain abundant permanently, and the ease at which members of this species adapt to urban environments, combined with its impressive hardiness, has led to it becoming somewhat prominent in folklore, featuring on the flag of the Canadian territory of Yukon, being referenced in the works of Rudyard Kipling and J.R.R Tolkien, and earning the name “Bombweed” in the UK after large numbers of Fireweeds were observed growing in the ruins of bombed-out buildings leveled during World War II. Ecologically, various species of deer, bears and hawk-moths are known to feed on the leaves, flowers, nectar and seeds of this species.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/564969-Chamaenerion-angustifolium

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Fireweed, Peace Region, BC

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Some very pretty Fireweed from the Aviary I volunteer at

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21/07/23

Klæbu, Norway

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Natural Earth

I made this to pair with my “Sea Devil” piece, but I went with my more nature-y Frutiger Aero aesthetic that I don’t often give as much attention to!

Below is all of the text I put together for this so it’s easier to read:

Asclepias syriaca - Chamaenerion angustifolium - Oxalis latifolia - Salvadora persica - Taxus baccata - Lilium lancifolium - Olea europaea - Endocellion glaciale - Terminalia arjuna - tapeinochilos ananassae - Protea repens - Eucalyptus camaldulensis - Acer palmatum - Drosera quartzicola - Kunzea ericoides Together, we breathe in the earth and exhale our lives CONSERVE YOUR COMPASSION

The list of scientific names is of different plants all over the world, and I tried to be as varied as possible! Despite how different places all over the world may be, nature is always a uniting constant.

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Chamaenerion angustifolium (fireweed)

Fireweed is a common native plant throughout temperate forests of the Northern hemisphere. I love fireweed's intense pink color and the four curly stigmas it uses to trap pollen. Unbelievably, each plant produces 80,000 seeds and each seed has a tiny filament waiting to catch a passing breeze. If a seed lands on bare land, it sends out underground roots and eventually forms a large patch.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered this healthy specimen growing at the well-manicured entrance to Stanley Park. Somehow I don't think that Vancouver Park Board staff planted this fireweed here. As Yogi Bear used to say, "I don't think Ranger Smith is going to like this, Boo Boo."

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chamaenerion angustifolium

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 24 August 2024

While showing some horticultural friends the gardens of Skaill House, Orkney, I noticed in one of the borders the first white flowered Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album' (white rosebay willowherb, epilobium) I’ve seen on the islands. The tall stems of this herbaceous perennial carry slender spires of pure-white flowers and the plant thrives in moisture retentive soil with a sunny location. If you’ve ever wondered who produces ‘Plant of the Day’ here I am in action photographed by my friend Sandra.

Jill Raggett

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Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) glowing in the morning sun

(c) riverwindphotography, August 2023

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Fireweed was out in abundance (Chamaenerion angustifolium)

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Garofanino maggiore (Chamaenerion angustifolium (L.) Scop., Onagraceae)