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Polygonum alaskanum W. Wight ex Hultén






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Polygonum L. (タデ)
Alaska wild rhubarb
Lifeform: deciduous perennial forb

I thought this species was similar with Polygonum sachalinense (オオイタドリ) that may occupy the same niche with P. alaskanum in Japan

Distribution: eastern Russia - Yukon
Habitat: meadows, slopes and ridges. Widespread after wildfire (森林火災) on Poker Flat
Seed dispersal: wind
Synonyms:

Aconogonon alaskanum (Small.) Sojak.

var. glabrescens Hultén
索引

Polygonum alaskanum in Alaska


ST1 ST2 ST3
[1] a patch (on July 29 2006). [2] a shoot and leaves (on July 30 2006). [3] inflorescences (on July 29 2006). [1-3] At Poker Flat near Fairbanks.

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