[Wildflowers of Denali National Park and Preserve: Flowers with 3 Petals]

The Buckwheat Family in Denali National Park and Preserve

Polygonaceae

Meadow Bistort, Pink Plumes: Polygonum bistorta ssp. plumosum

Meadow Bistort, Pink Plumes

Island Koenigia, Koenigia: Koenigia islandica

Alpine Mountain-sorrel, Mountain Sorrel, Sourgrass: Oxyria digyna (Synonym: Rumex digynus)

Alaska Wild Rhubarb, Alpine Knotweed, Alpine Smartweed, Wild Rhubarb: Polygonum alaskanum (Synonyms: Aconogonum alaskanum, Aconogonum alaskanum var. glabrescens, Aconogonon alpinum, Aconogonum hultenianum, Aconogonum hultenianum var. lapathifolium, Pleuropteropyrum alpinum, Polygonum alaskanum, Polygonum alaskanum var. glabrescens)

Bistort, Meadow Bistort, Pink Plumes, Snakeroot, Snakeweed: Bistorta plumosa (Synonyms: Bistorta major ssp. plumosum, Polygonum bistorta ssp. plumosum, Polygonum bistorta var. plumosum, Polygonum plumosum)

Alpine Bistort, Serpent Grass: Bistorta vivipara (Synonyms: Bistorta vivipara ssp. macounii, Persicaria vivipara, Polygonum viviparum, Polygonum viviparum var. macounii)

Common Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, Sourdock: Rumex acetosa (Synonyms: Acetosa pratensis, Rumex acetosa ssp. pratensis)

Arctic Dock: Rumex arcticus (Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus)


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