Kingdom Plantae Genus Aconogonon Order Caryophyllales | Family Polygonaceae Rank Species | |
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Similar Aconogonon, Aconogonon phytolaccifolium, Caryophyllales, Aconogonon davisiae, Aconogonon alpinum | ||
Aconogonon alaskanum is an Asian and North American species of flowering plants in the buckwheat family known by the common name Alaska wild-rhubarb.
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Distribution
Aconogonon alaskanum is native to Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territory, and Chukotka (Chukchi) region of Arctic Russia.
Description
Aconogonon alaskanum is a perennial herb up to 200 centimeters (almost 7 feet) tall, with a woody root. Flowers are white or pale green, borne in elongated arrays.
References
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