Rumex gmelinii Turcz.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Rumex

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems 40-100 cm tall, robust, glabrous, grooved. Basal leaves: petiole to 30 cm; leaf blade broadly triangular-ovate, 8-25 × 5-20 cm, abaxially densely papillate along veins, adaxially glabrous, base deeply cordate, margin entire or slightly undulate, apex obtuse; cauline leaves shortly petiolate, oblong-ovate, small, base cordate, apex obtuse; ocrea fugacious, membranous. Inflorescence paniculate. Flowers bisexual. Pedicels slender, articulate at base. Outer tepals ca. 2 mm; inner tepals enlarged in fruit; valves elliptic, 5-6 mm, all with tubercles, net veined, base rounded, apex obtuse. Achenes dark brown, shiny, ovoid, trigonous, 2.5-3 mm. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jun-Jul.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It is 40-100 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet places in high mountains, N. Japan. Moist valleys, along streambanks; at elevations from 400-2,800 metres. River banks and sea coasts.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows between 400-2,800 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rumex gmelinii world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Liberia, Mongolia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:697140-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101695
COL ID 4TPP2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rumex gmelinii