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Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium. Next to an old juniper snag. Fireweed (per Wikipedia, called rosebay willowherb in Britain) is found thruout much of the Northern Hemisphere. These specimens are off the Pacific Crest Trail above Echo Lakes, Sierra Nevada, California. It's another important colonizer species; that's where it gets its common name in North America, because it's one of the first plants to seed after a wildfire.
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William Sutherland said:

Gorgeous shot!

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10 years ago

Pam J said:

With Rhisiart on this.

Thats my memories too. Also.. along with the Rosebay came Buddleia's reclaiming the damaged places...

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10 years ago

slgwv said:

Thanks, everyone! And Rhisiart, Pam, thanks for confirming the British name (not, of course, that there's ever any misinformation in Wikipedia ;) If it revegetates quickly after a wildfire, I guess it makes perfect sense that it would swiftly recolonize war-damaged areas, too. It _is_ curious that the same plant has different names on either side of the Atlantic--the usual situation seems to be that the same name is applied to different species (cf., "robin").
10 years ago

yokopakumayoko Franc… said:

Beautiful flowers!

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slgwv replied to yokopakumayoko Franc…:

Thanks!
10 years ago
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