Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Mountain Sorrel

Polygonaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Polygonaceae (Knotgrass family)
Genus: Oxyria (Mountainsorrel)

Synonyms

Oxyria digyna
Oxyria elatior
Rumex digynus

Related species

Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill - Mountain Sorrel

Traits


    Slightly toxic, maximal 15 cm tall. flowers: greenish, often tinged reddish. perianth: 4‑leaved. stamina: 6. stigmata: 2. fruits: broad winged, mature with reddish wings. stem: herbaceous, with a basal leaf-rosette, mostly without stem-leaves, rarely 1–2‑leaved. leav...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Oxyria digyna

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Oxyria digyna

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Oxyria digyna

Oxyria digyna

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • screes, rocky habitats

  • in nutrient-poor, acid habitats

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