Biology:Rumex hymenosepalus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. hymenosepalus
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| Rumex hymenosepalus | |
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Rumex arizonicus | |
Rumex hymenosepalus, commonly known as canaigre, canaigre dock, ganagra, wild rhubarb, Arizona dock, and tanner's dock,[2] is a perennial flowering plant which is native to the North American deserts in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is a common food plant of the ruddy copper larvae.[3]
Uses
It has been cultivated in the southwestern United States for the roots, a good source of tannin, which is used in leather tanning. It also yields a warm, medium brown dye.[4] The leaves and leaf stalks are considered edible when young, the older leaf stalks cooked and eaten like rhubarb, which is in the same plant family.[5]
Taxonomy
Rumex hymenosepalus was first described by American botanist John Torrey in the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary in 1859.[6]
- Synonyms
- Rumex arizonicus Britton
- Rumex salinus A. Nelson
- Rumex hymenosepalus var. salinus (A. Nelson) Rech.
- Rumex saxei nom. nudum. UNAM
References
- ↑ Rumex hymenosepalus. Flora of North America.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Rumex hymenosepalus | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 December 2017 }}
- ↑ Warren, Andrew. "Butterflies of Oregon Their Taxonomy, Distribution, and Biology". Lepidoptera of North America 6.
- ↑ Canaigre. drugs.com
- ↑ American Indian Cooking: Recipes from the Southwest, Carolyn Niethammer
- ↑ Torrey, J. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary. Botany 2(1): 177–178. 1859.1
External links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Canaigre. |
- "Rumex hymenosepalus". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rumex+hymenosepalus.
- Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database, https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Taxon name (parameter 1) is required.
- The Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Rumex hymenosepalus
Wikidata ☰ Q2716783 entry
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