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The leaves are alternate, narrowly lanceolate and they measure up to 15cm in length. There is a white central vein on most leaves as well.

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Fireweed can grow anywhere between 1 and 1.90 metres tall. (3-6’)

The leaves are alternate, narrowly lanceolate and they measure up to 15cm in length. There is a white central vein on most leaves as well.

The four petals may measure from 8-20 mm long. The four sepals are narrowly lanceolate and about 25 percent shorter than the petals. The stamens are slightly shorter than to nearly equal in length to the stigma, which is cleft into four long lobes. The white filaments terminate in large red anthers.

Fireweed: Pictures, Flowers, Leaves & Identification | Chamerion angustifolium (ediblewildfood.com)