Alpine Mountainsorrel

Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Buckwheat family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

20 inches

Flower Color

Red, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Chalceria rubida, Gynaephora groenlandica, Lycaena cuprea, Lycaena phlaeas, Lycaena phlaeas hypophlaeas

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Québec, Yukon
DEN: Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.