Rumex tingitanus L.

Patience rose (fr), Rumex de Tanger (fr), Patience de Tanger (fr), Oseille rose (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Rumex

Characteristics

A low slender herb. It has a creeping rhizome. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are oval or sword shaped and can have lobes. The fruit valves are several times larger than the nut.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It grows in sands near the sea. It is a mediterranean plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The stem is eaten raw.
Uses dye
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rumex tingitanus world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:697562-1
WFO ID wfo-0000404028
COL ID 4TPYD
BDTFX ID 58912
INPN ID 119597
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acetosa tingitana Rumex tingitanus