Today marks the first day of National Wildflower Week, so we"re shining a light on fireweed—a ‘weed’ in name only and a wildflower that’s a welcome sight wherever it grows. This tall, willowy perennial is a pioneer species, which means it"s often among the first plants to colonize an area cleared by fire or other damaging events. Native to temperate zones in the Northern Hemisphere, fireweed thrives along streams, roadsides, and forests, creating stunning blankets of pink in open meadows.
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Barn owl, England
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Incense making, Vietnam
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Time for brass bands and beer
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Big sky at Big Bend
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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The otherworldly red river
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Poppies for Armistice Day
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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A plot was afoot
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Row, row, row your gondola
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These patterns tell a story
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International Day for Biodiversity
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International Geodiversity Day
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Across the great plains of Africa
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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National Mushroom Month
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Cousins Day
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Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
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A meerkat stands alone
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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Surf s up—Down Under
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Memorial Day