Polygonaceae
Alpine mountain-sorrel
Oxyria digyna
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Oxyria
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Common names
By language (30)
- Arabic
- أوكسيريا ثنائية المأنث, حميضة ثنائية المأنث
- Armenian
- Թթվախոտ զսպանակավոր
- arz
- اوكسيريا ثنائية المانث
- Bulgarian
- Киселичник
- Chinese
- 山蓼, 肾叶山蓼, 酸浆菜
- Danish
- Fjeldsyre
- English
- Alpine mountain-sorrel, Alpine mountainsorrel, Alpine sorrel, Mountain sorrel, Mountain-Sorrel, Wood sorrel
- Estonian
- Harilik põhjaoblikas
- Faroese
- Bergeirissýra
- Finnish
- Hapro, Tunturihapro
- German
- Alpen-Säuerling, Säuerling
- Icelandic
- Ólafssúra
- ik
- Quŋulliq
- Irish
- An samhadh sléibhe, Samhadh sléibhe
- Japanese
- ジンヨウスイバ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fjellsyre
- Persian
- ترشک کوهسری
- Polish
- Szczawiór alpejski
- Russian
- Кисличник двустолбчатый, Кисличник двухстолбчатый
- se
- Eavru
- Serbian
- Руђевица
- sje
- Äbbro
- Slovenian
- Alpski kislec
- sma
- Jåamoe
- smj
- Hæbrro
- smn
- Iävru
- sms
- Heäbrr
- Swedish
- Fjällsyra
- Ukrainian
- Кисличник двостовпчиковий
- Welsh
- Suran y mynydd
Synonyms
- Acetosa digyna (L.) Mill.
- Donia digyna (L.) R.Br.
- Donia sapida R.Br.
- Lapathum digynum (L.) Lam.
- Oxyria digyna f. elatior R.Br. ex Meisn.
- Oxyria elatior R.Br. ex Meisn.
- Oxyria reniformis Hook.
- Oxyria reniformis var. elatior Regel
- Rheum digynum (L.) Wahlenb.
- Rumex digynus L.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 313 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Adams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Haferkamp, aka Mikesegeln at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.