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River Beauty Willow Herb

Chamerion latifolium

Description:

Also known a dwarf fireweed. The inflorescence is a rough-haired raceme of nodding flowers with bright to deep pink, and occasionally white, petals up to 3 centimeters long. Behind the opened petals are pointed sepals. The fruit is an elongated capsule which may exceed 10 centimeters in length.

Habitat:

Sand bar along the Athabaska River.

Notes:

Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 5 years ago

Thank you very much Maplemoth 😀

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 5 years ago

A very pretty flower....

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Alberta, Canada

Spotted on Jun 19, 2018
Submitted on Jun 29, 2018

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