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Polygonum alpinum
Polygonum alpinum All.
Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)
Synonym(s): Aconogonon alaskanum, Aconogonum alaskanum, Aconogonum alaskanum var. glabrescens, Aconogonum alpinum, Aconogonum hultenianum, Aconogonum hultenianum var. lapathifolium, Pleuropteropyrum alpinum, Polygonum alaskanum, Polygonum alaskanum var. glabrescens
USDA Symbol: POAL11
USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall, often shorter.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White to greenish white.
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: NT , YT
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 61 - Alaska Wildflowers (2020)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 Polygonum alpinum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polygonum alpinum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygonum alpinum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-06Research By: TWC Staff