Common fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) is one of Alaska’s most recognizable summer wildflowers.
I’ve been creating a dedicated page for Alaska Wildflowers, featuring photos, identification details, taxonomy notes, plant uses, and habitat information. It’s a work in progress, but it already includes dozens of species, each with its own page and gallery.
Explore the collection here:
https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/
Three tall fireweed stalks in sharp focus rise from a sea of pink blossoms. Each stem shows alternating buds and open flowers, with narrow green leaves along the stems and a soft, green-and-pink bokeh background.
Dense field of blooming fireweed with hundreds of vertical stems covered in pink flowers. The entire frame is filled with blossoms in various stages of bloom, creating a textured gradient of pinks and greens throughout the image.
A field of fireweed in soft focus, showing tall, slender stalks topped with clusters of pinkish-purple flowers. The foreground plants are in sharper focus, while the dense field of blossoms fades into a pastel blur in the distance.
Close-up of bright magenta-pink fireweed flowers in full bloom. The image focuses on several blossoms and buds on a single stem against a blurred green background, revealing details of the petals, stamens, and curled pistils.