Common
name: Alpine Sorrel
Latin name: Oxyria digyna
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Flowers: July to September
Flower size: 1/16" to 1/8"
Found in: Subalpine to Alpine
Height: 6" to 10"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken: Summit of Guanella Pass
Pictured
Wildflower: Alpine Sorrel Oxyria digyna
Wildflower
Field notes: Alpine Sorrell is fairly common. Its large
rounded leaves make it easy to identify. Look for Alpine Sorrel at
high elevations in moist, partly shady areas in rock crevices, the
edges of bushes, or clearings in trees.
