Polygonaceae Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Alpine Mountainsorrel
Montana Indian - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17
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Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Scientific name: Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
USDA symbol: OXDI3 (
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Common names: Alpine Mountainsorrel
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Acid-tasting leaves used as a salad.
RECRD: 10149 id: 25234