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Species of flowering plant
Koenigia alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Genus:
Koenigia
Species:
K. alpina
Binomial name
Koenigia alpina
Synonyms
[1]
Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur
Aconogonon alpinum var. elephantinum Stepanov
Aconogonon diffusum (Pall. ex Spreng.) Tzvelev
Aconogonon dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) Soják
Aconogonon jeholense (Kitag.) H.Hara
Aconogonon polymorphum (Ledeb.) Nakai
Gononcus undulatus Raf.
Persicaria alpina (All.) H.Gross
Persicaria dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) Cubey
Persicaria undulata (Raf.) H.Gross
Pleuropteropyrum jeholense Kitag.
Pleuropteropyrum undulatum (Raf.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Polygonum alpinum All.
Polygonum diffusum Pall. ex Spreng.
Polygonum dshawachischwilii Kharkev.
Polygonum polymorphum Ledeb.
Koenigia alpina (
synonym Aconogonon alpinum ),
[1] commonly known as alpine knotweed ,
[2] is similar to
Koenigia alaskana , but differs in leaf size and
achene characteristics.
[3] It is native to Europe and temperate Asia.
[1]
It is one of the parents of the cultivated hybrid
Koenigia × fennica , the other being
Koenigia weyrichii .
[4]
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References
Koenigia alpina Aconogonon alpinum Polygonum alpinum