Fireweed blooming at Teton Pass at the southern end of the Teton Range in Wyoming and Idaho. Fireweed gets its name from the fact that it tends to be one of the first plants to come back into a burned area after a fire. It has an interesting habit of starting to bloom at the bottom of the flower cluster and working upward. This photo shows blooming flowers at the bottom while buds are waiting to bloom on top.
Teton Pass is at an elevation of 8,432' and is near the border between Wyoming and Idaho. The nearest large town is Jackson, Wyoming near the southern end of the mountain valley called Jackson Hole.
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