PLANTS Profile for Chamerion latifolium (dwarf fireweed)

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Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub
dwarf fireweed

Symbol:

CHLA13

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

Will Bunten. Courtesy of USDA FS PNW Research Station, Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab. Courtesy of USDA FS PNW Research Station, Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab. United States, AK. Usage Requirements.

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Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

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Synonyms:
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

	CHLA12	Chamaenerion latifolium (L.) Sweet
	CHSU11	Chamerion subdentatum (Rydb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
	EPLA	Epilobium latifolium L.

Distribution:
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 2 species in Chamerion

Classification:
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus	Chamerion Raf. ex Holub – fireweed
Species	Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub – dwarf fireweed

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

Epilobium latifolium:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Epilobium latifolium:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 510758.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 06:40 PM CST