Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur
Species at far right in photo – individual with tall spiky inflorences; Also visible, Pedicularis bicoornuta, Saussurea sp; Senecio sp,…
Rheum webbianum Royle
Common name: Gilgit rhubarb/ Himalayan rhubarb Family: Polygonaceae Information: “Variable species, particularly the leaf size and plant height. Grows on…
Chenopodium foliosum (Moench) Asch.
synonym: Blitum virgatum L. Common name: Leafy goosefoot; Strawberry sticks Family: Polygonaceae Information: Photo: Biafo Glacier, lower moraine, ca. 3350…
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Gray
Synonym: Polygonum viviparum L. Common name: Alpine bistort Family: Polygonaceae Information: “A wide spread and highly variable species. Grows between…
Oxyria digyna L. Hill
Common name: Mountain sorrel Family: Polygonaceae Information: Open slopes and grazed areas. Ethnobotany: Leaves are edible cooked and raw Photo:…
Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene
WFO reports this name as ambiguous, see below; Potentially Bistorta officinalis (a European Bistort) Common name: Himalayan fleeceflower; Bistort Family:…
Polygonum paronychiodes C.A. Mey.
Common name: Polygonum Family: Polygonaceae Information: Photo: Deosai plateau, area protected from livestock grazing, 100 m from road, ca 3950…