Taxon:  Koenigia alpina (All.) T. M. Schust. & Reveal



Summary
Genus:
Koenigia
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Persicarieae
Nomen number:
476837
Place of publication:
Taxon 64:1200.  2015
Verified:
03/04/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
16 (14  active, 9  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Polygonum alpinum All.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur
Persicaria alpina (All.) H. Gross

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Schuster, T. M. et al. 2015. An updated molecular phylogeny of Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae): relationships of Oxygonum, Pteroxygonum, and Rumex, and a new circumscription of Koenigia. Taxon 64:1188-1208.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishalpine knotweed as Aconogonon alpinum1Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: as Aconogonon alpinum
Frenchrenouée des Alpes as Aconogonon alpinum2Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: as Aconogonon alpinum
GermanAlpen-Knöterich as Aconogonon alpinum2Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: as Aconogonon alpinum
Italianpoligono alpino as Aconogonon alpinum2Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: as Aconogonon alpinum
Swedishalpslide as Aconogonon alpinum2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Aconogonon alpinum
Transcribed Chinesegao shan shen xue ning as Polygonum alpinum2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong ShengpossiblyWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationČukotskij avtonomnyj okrug Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAga Buryat Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChelyabinsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2CultivatedEurope Europe  Jonsell, B., ed. 2000. Flora nordica.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran (n.), Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Aga Buryat, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Magadanskaja oblast', Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug]
  • CHINA: China [Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shandong Sheng (possibly), Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir], Pakistan (n.)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)
Cultivated
Europe
  • REGION: Europe

Reference(s)
  1. Hong, S.-P. 1992. Taxonomy of the genus Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) in Himalaya and adjacent regions. Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 30:78.
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Jonsell, B., ed. 2000. Flora nordica.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum alpinum All.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Aconogonon alpinumGalasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: as Aconogonon alpinum
Materialstannin/dyestuffas Polygonum alpinumKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: as Polygonum alpinum
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=476837. Accessed 12 May 2026.