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Oxyria digyna

Alpine Mountain Sorrel, Mountain Sorrel
Also known as: Acetosa digyna (L.) Mill. +18 more
  • Acetosa digyna (L.) Mill.
  • Donia digyna (L.) R.Br.
  • Donia sapida R.Br.
  • Lapathum digynum (L.) Lam.
  • Oxyria acida R.Br.
  • Oxyria acida R.Br. ex Hook. & Arn.
  • Oxyria acida R.Br. ex Lindl.
  • Oxyria digyna f. elatior R.Br.
  • Oxyria digyna f. elatior R.Br. ex Meisn.
  • Oxyria digyna subsp. elatior (R.Br. ex Meisn.) Juel, R.E.Fr. & Örtendahl
  • Oxyria elatior R.Br. ex Meisn.
  • Oxyria reniformis Hook.
  • Oxyria reniformis subsp. elatior Regel
  • Oxyria reniformis var. elatior Regel
  • Oxyria rotundifolia Gray
  • Rheum digynum (L.) Wahlenb.
  • Rumex digynus L.
  • Rumex reniformis (Hook.) Regel
  • Rumex reniformis Radde
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Oxyria digyna (commonly known as Alpine Mountain-Sorrel or Mountain Sorrel) is a herbaceous perennial within the Polygonaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Oregon, Pakistan, Poland, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Dakota, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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