Dwarf Fireweed

Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub - Evening Primrose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Moths; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Dwarf Fireweed: Albuna pyramidalis, Scythris noricella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.