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Dwarf Fireweed

Chamaenerion latifolium

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 343, February 253, March 397, April 625, May 900, June 982, July 1,051, August 904, September 663, October 495, November 271, December 211.
United States7,859
Canada5,303
Alaska2,825
British Columbia2,450
Alberta1,151
Yukon724
Russia633
Nunavut571
Washington282
Quebec226

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordermyrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales
Familyevening primrose family · Onagraceae
Genusfireweeds · Chamaenerion

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