Koenigia alpina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Koenigia |
Species: | K. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Koenigia alpina | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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] [5]
Koenigia alpina | |
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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] | |
|
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] [5]