Koenigia alpina (synonym Aconogonon alpinum),[1] commonly known as alpine knotweed,[2] is similar to Koenigia alaskana, but differs in leaf size and achene characteristics.
[3] It is native to Europe and temperate Asia.
[1] It is one of the parents of the cultivated hybrid Koenigia × fennica, the other being Koenigia weyrichii.
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