Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; also east across Canada to Labrador.
Habitat: Moist, usually rocky ground, subalpine to alpine areas.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies, wasps
Glabrous, reddish-tinged, strongly acrid-juiced perennial 1-4 dm. tall.
Mostly basal, with a petiole 4-8 cm. long, the blade kidney-shaped to heart-shaped, 1-5 cm. broad, with reddish sheathing stipules.
Flowering stems several, usually with one leaf below the inflorescence; panicle 5-15 cm. long, the flowers crowded, several per bract, with pedicles 1-3 mm. long; 4-parted perianth about 1.5 mm. long, 2 of the segments narrow and strongly keeled, the other two erect, oblong-obovate, plane.
Prominently winged, much compressed, oval, 4-6 mm broad.
Publication: Hort. Kew. 158. 1768.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Oxyria digyna in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Oxyria digyna checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Oxyria digyna information.
E-Flora BC: Oxyria digyna atlas page.
CalPhotos: Oxyria digyna photos.
USDA Plants: Oxyria digyna information.
