Alaska wild-rhubarb (Koenigia alaskana)

Alaska wild-rhubarb, a reference photo — Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank: Denali National Park and Preserve · Public domain

Koenigia alaskana (synonym Aconogonon alaskanum, Persicaria alpina) is an Asian and North American species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names Alaska wild-rhubarb and alpine knotweed.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Alaska wild-rhubarb being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Koenigia phytolaccifolia
Koenigia alpina
Koenigia weyrichii
Koenigia tripterocarpa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Koenigia
Species: Koenigia alaskana

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