Biology:Rumex hispanicus
| Rumex hispanicus | |
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| At the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. hispanicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rumex hispanicus C.C.Gmel.[1]
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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]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Plants for a future
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Luirig.altervista
- ↑ "Rumex arifolius All.", Tropicos (Missouri Botanical Garden), http://www.tropicos.org/Name/26001338, retrieved 2019-03-11
- ↑ "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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