Aconogonon alpinum




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Aconogonon alpinum (Allioni) Schur
Synonyms Aconogonon alpinum(Allioni) Schur var. stewartii S. P. Hong; Aconogonon savatieri (Nakai) Tzvelev; Aconogonon weyrichii (F. Schmidt) H. Hara var. alpinum (Maximovicz) H. Hara; Persicaria alpina (Allioni) H. Gross; Persicaria angustifolia (Pallas) Ronce Decraene; Pleuropteropyrum alpinum (Allioni) Kitagawa; Pleuropteropyrum alpinum (Maximovicz) Koidzumi; Pleuropteropyrum alpinum (Maximovicz) Koidzumi var. chokaense Koidzumi; Pleuropteropyrum weyrichii (F.Schmidt) H. Gross var. alpinum (Maximovicz) H. Gross; Polygonum alpinum Allioni; Polygonum angustifolium Pallas; Polygonum savatieri Nakai; Polygonum weyrichii F. Schmidt var. alpinum Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) on-tade (オンタデ, 御蓼 [meaning: the Polygonum]), iwa-tade (イワタデ, 岩蓼 [meaning: rocks Polygonum])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, China, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Europe
Habitat Alpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=20 (2n)
Description Plants 30-100cm tall. Leaves 10-15cm wide, lower surface green. Flowers pale yellow perianths 1.5-2mm long (male flower), flowering in June to October. Perrenial plants.
Reference Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur
Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur
Polygonum weyrichii var. alpinum Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav.



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji