Species at far right in photo – individual with tall spiky inflorences; Also visible, Pedicularis bicoornuta, Saussurea sp; Senecio sp, Erigeron alpinum, etc.
Note: WFO 2021 notes that this name is a synonym of Persicaria alpina (All.) H.Gross
Common name: Alaska wild rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Information: Tended to grow on arid south facing slopes in dense single species stands
Photos: Top: Ghondghoro Glacier, ca. 4400 m. K. Hewitt, 2008.
Bottom: Deosai plateau, July 22, 2016, N. Hewitt
Sources and additional resources:
GBIF Secretariat (2021). Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://www.gbif.org/es/species/6391404 Accessed Jul 17 2021.
Missouri Bot Garden (2021). Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur in Tropicos Flora of Pakistan. http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/26001988?projectid=32. Accessed on: 22 Jul 2021
WFO (2021). Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur. Online at: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000518397. Accessed on: 22 Jul 2021
