River Beauty
Chamaenerion latifolium (Epilobium latifolium)
Family:
Evening Primrose (Onagreaceae)
AKA:
Dwarf Fireweed, Alpine Fireweed
Photo taken on:
August 14, 2005
Location:
West Maroon Trail, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Subalpine, alpine
Habitat:
Moist gravel, stream sides
Flowers resemble Fireweed but the plant is much shorter, has rounder leaves and has fewer flowers in a rounded cluster. Leaves are bluish-green.
Flora of North America reference.