Fireweed (Chameanerion angustifolium)
clearly related to willow herb (also sometimes known as fireweed
after its tendency to grow in areas newly cleared by fire) is
another Greenland native that is noticeably similar to related
species from lower latitudes, just a shorter more ground-hugging
version of them. Whereas willow herbs frequently grow to 1.5m+
(5ft)elsewhere in Europe, these hardy specimens struggle up
to 20-30cm (8-12") which nonetheless is quite significant amongst
all the other vegetation which is in the main all ground-hugging
Picture copyright
Paul Ward.
