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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Myrtles, Evening Primroses, and Allies
  6. Evening Primrose Family
  7. Fireweeds

genus

Fireweeds

Chamaenerion

Traits
Includes
2 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Chamaenerion 2 native
  • Rosmarinifolium

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native fireweeds All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium caterpillars 36 hosts 2 food 19 flowers 177 shelter 1
  • Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium caterpillars 9 flowers 22

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