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Koenigia alpina
Also called Alpine Smartweed
Koenigia alpina (synonym Aconogonon alpinum), commonly known as alpine knotweed, is similar to Koenigia alaskana, but differs in leaf size and achene characteristics. It is native to Europe and temperate Asia.
It is one of the parents of the cultivated hybrid Koenigia × fennica, the other being Koenigia weyrichii.
Koenigia alaskana · Bellflower Knotweed · Davis's Knotweed · Finnish Knotweed · Island purslane · Sikkim Knotweed · Koenigia phytolaccifolia · Chinese Knotweed · Knotweed · Koenigia polystachya
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Koenigia alpina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
