Mountain sorrel
(Oxyria hill)
Description
Oxyria digyna (mountain sorrel, wood sorrel, Alpine sorrel or Alpine mountain-sorrel) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It is native to arctic regions and mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class:
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Caryophyllales
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