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Fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium

Also known as rosebay willowherb, fireweed is a common plant on disturbed ground around Sitka. It can turn a hillside pink with blossoms and in the late summer the air around them is filled with the fluffy white seeds which are released.

Picture taken near Indian River gravel pond Summer 1998.