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Rumex lativalvis Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Rumex

Characteristics

Slender, perennial herb, 0.15-0.20(0.30) m high; rhizomes slender, with fibrous, swollen, napiform tubers up to 35 mm long. Leaves mostly basal, long-petiolate, sagittate-hastate, with long, narrow, hastate lobes, upper leaf segment narrowly lanceolate. Inflorescences leafless. Flowers in few-flowered whorls; pedicels short, articulated in lower quarter. Flowering time Aug.-Oct. Fruiting valves circular-cordate, 3-4 x 5 mm. Fruit a brown nut, 2 mm long.
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Monoecious, tuberous perennial, spreading on creeping rhizomes, mostly up to 250 mm tall. Leaves mostly basal, sagittate-hastate, long-petiolate. Flowers in axillary clusters on branched spikes, whitish to greenish. Fruit enclosed in enlarged, papery, red sepals, forming triangular-cordate wings, articulated below middle of pedicels.
Monoecious, tuberous perennial spreading on creeping rhizomes, mostly to 25 cm. Leaves mostly basal, sagittate-hastate, long-petiolate. Flowers in axillary clusters on branched spikes. Fruits enclosed in enlarged, papery sepals forming triangular-cordate wings, articulated below middle of pedicels.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
Root system rhizome
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Environment

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Soil texture 2-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Rumex lativalvis world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:697253-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101168
COL ID 4TPR8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rumex lativalvis Rumex lativalvis var. acetosoides
WorldFloraDB 2024