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Onagraceae
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamerion latifolium
Pioneer spirit and renewal.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Chamerion
- Native to
- Arctic regions, Alpine regions, Northern Hemisphere
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.3-1.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- gravelly, well-drained, glacial outwash
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 2-6
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is one of the first plants to colonize riverbanks, glacial moraines, and recently deglaciated terrain.
- The Inuit people traditionally eat the young leaves raw or cooked and use the plant as a source of vitamins.
- Unlike its taller relative fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed has proportionally much larger flowers relative to its plant size.
- It is the national flower of Greenland, where it is called niviarsiaq meaning 'young girl.'
- The plant can survive temperatures as low as -50°F thanks to specialized antifreeze proteins in its cells.
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new beginnings
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