Koenigia alpina

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]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Koenigia alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Koenigia
Species:	K. alpina
Binomial name
Koenigia alpina (All.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal[1]
Synonyms[1]
Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur Aconogonon alpinum var. elephantinum Stepanov Aconogonon diffusum (Pall. ex Spreng.) Tzvelev Aconogonon dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) Soják Aconogonon jeholense (Kitag.) H.Hara Aconogonon polymorphum (Ledeb.) Nakai Gononcus undulatus Raf. Persicaria alpina (All.) H.Gross Persicaria dshawachischwilii (Kharkev.) Cubey Persicaria undulata (Raf.) H.Gross Pleuropteropyrum jeholense Kitag. Pleuropteropyrum undulatum (Raf.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Polygonum alpinum All. Polygonum diffusum Pall. ex Spreng. Polygonum dshawachischwilii Kharkev. Polygonum polymorphum Ledeb.

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It is one of the parents of the cultivated hybrid Koenigia × fennica, the other being Koenigia weyrichii.^[4][5]