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Oxyria digyna

Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Alpine Mountainsorrel, Mountain Sorrel

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s): Rumex digyna

USDA Symbol: OXDI3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

Mountain Sorrel is a member of the buckwheat family (family Polygonaceae) which includes mostly herbs, sometimes shrubs or vines, rarely trees, with small flowers in racemes, spike-like clusters, or in heads. Stems commonly have swollen nodes.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Leaf: Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Fruiting period Jul�Oct.

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NH , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , NL , NS , NT , NU , QC , YT

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

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National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACU	FACU			FAC			FACW	FACU

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Oxyria digyna in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Oxyria digyna in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Oxyria digyna

Metadata

Record Modified: 2025-03-27
Research By: TWC Staff

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