Common name:
Alpine sorrel
Family:
Scientific name:
Oxyria digyna
Main flower color:
Range:
Scotland, western Ireland, mountainous areas of northern England and north Wales
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Streambanks and other damp, rocky places, in upland areas
Flowers:
In elongated unbranched clusters; flowers, generally pendent, are formed of four tepals, two very small, the other two, in the same plane, hemispherical in shape, enclosing the developing fruit. Tepals are green, often with red margins
Leaves:
Round to reniform, hairless, stalked, flashy; basal, the blades up to 3 cm long
Season:
July to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
