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Mountain Sorrel is related to the much larger Sorrels found in the foothills and canyons; the latter Sorrels are common around Anasazi sites.
The Mountain Sorrel is found distributed in the Arctic regions and the Alps of the north temperate zone, and grows by streams in Wales, Yorks and northwards.
Oxyria digyna. Mountain Sorrel. Tobacco Root Mountains. Pony, Montana.
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Polygonum amphibium. Water Smartweed.
Mountain Sorrel [English]: Oxyria digyna
Mountain Sorrel [English]: Rumex digynus
Mountain Soursop [English]: Annona montana
Mountain Spicebush [English]: Lindera reflexa
Mountain Spike-Rush [English]: Eleocharis montana ...
parviflorus, from the Latin parvus, "small, little, insignificant," and florus, "bloom or flower"; hence, "small flowered".
Thimbleberry, from the shape of the fruit.
Other common names include Western Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Mountain Sorrel, ...
Carrot, Moschatel, Moss Campion, Mossy Saxifrage, Mossy Stonecrop, Mountain Avens, Mountain Bog Sedge, Mountain Currant, Mountain Everlasting, Mountain Heath, Mountain Melick, Mountain Milk-vetch, Mountain Pansy, Mountain Sandwort, Mountain Sorrel, ...
 See also: Sorrel, Wheat, Bistort, Green, Rhubarb
  
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