Biology:Rumex hispanicus

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Short description: Species of herb

Rumex hispanicus
Polygonaceae - Rumex arifolius.jpg
At the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species:
R. hispanicus
Binomial name
Rumex hispanicus
C.C.Gmel.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acetosa alpestris (Scop.) Á.Löve
  • Mill. (Desf.) Bubani
  • (Zapal.) Zapal. Rumex dimorphus
  • Rumex allionii Gren.
  • Acetosa arifolia Link
  • Gand. Rumex italicus
  • Rumex amplexicaulis Campd.
  • Acetosa alpina Schur
  • Lapeyr. Campd.
  • Rumex montanus Rumex arifolius
  • Desf. Rumex pilatensis
  • Lapathum montanum All., non L.f.
  • Gand. Rumex macrophyllus
  • Rumex erythrocarpus Rumex carpaticus

Rumex hispanicus, common name maiden sorrel [2] or mountain dock,[3] is a leafy perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae.

Description

Rumex hispanicus can reach a height of 70–120 centimetres (28–47 in).[2] This plant has fleshy large leaves with entire blade margins. The inconspicuous white flowers and seeds are carried on long clusters at the top of a stalk arising from the axil of leaves. The flowers are dioecious and anemophilous.[2] They bloom from May to June.[3]

Taxonomy

Rumex hispanicus was first described by Carl Christian Gmelin in 1806.[1]

Sources differ as to whether Rumex arifolius All. is a synonym of this species or not. For example, Plants of the World Online accepts R. arifolius All. as a synonym of R. hispanicus,[1] but Tropicos regards R. arifolius All. as a synonym of R. alpestris Jacq.,[4] which in turn Plants of the World Online treats as a synonym of Rumex scutatus L.[5]

Distribution

Maiden sorrel is native to Southern Europe,[1][2] and parts of northern temperate Asia.[1]

Habitat

This species prefers pine forests and mountainous meadows [2] at elevation of 200–700 metres (660–2,300 ft) above sea level.[3]

Leaf

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Rumex hispanicus C.C.Gmel.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:697191-1, retrieved 2019-03-11 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Plants for a future
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Luirig.altervista
  4. "Rumex arifolius All.", Tropicos (Missouri Botanical Garden), http://www.tropicos.org/Name/26001338, retrieved 2019-03-11 
  5. "Rumex scutatus L.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304830-2, retrieved 2019-03-11 

External links

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