Dwarf fireweed
Epilobium latifolium
leaf · flower
Fleshy leaves and pink flowers, eaten raw with seal fat or fish in Greenland.
- Origin
- Greenland, the Arctic and mountains of Central Asia
- Where to find it
- On river gravels and moraines, from Greenland to Alaska and the Yukon.
- Season (United States)
- June to August · grows in your region
- Preparation
- Leaves and flowers are picked young, at the start of flowering, and eaten raw or cooked for a few minutes.
- Did you know?
- It is the national flower of Greenland; its name means “little girl”.