Rumex nivalis

Rumex nivalis, commonly called snow dock, is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is endemic to Europe,^[1] where it grows mainly in snowbeds. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.^[2]

Rumex nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Rumex
Species:	R. nivalis
Binomial name
Rumex nivalis Hegetschw.

The plant was first discovered by Alexander Moritzi in 1836 in the Swiss Alps.^[3] It is most plentiful at 7000 feet above sea level.^[4]