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herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

in the family

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...

Description

''Rumex arifolius'' can reach a height of . 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 Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

and anemophilous. They bloom from May to June.

Taxonomy

''Rumex arifolius'' was first described by

Carl Christian Gmelin Karl (Carl) Christian Gmelin (18 March 1762, in Badenweiler – 26 June 1837, in Karlsruhe) was a German botanist. He was the brother of engraver Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin (1760–1820). He studied medicine and natural sciences at the universi ...

in 1806.

Distribution

Maiden sorrel is native to southern Europe, and parts of northern temperate Asia.

Habitat

This species prefers pine forests and mountainous meadows at elevation of above sea level. Polygonaceae - Rumex arifolius-001

References

External links

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The Linnean Collections
hispanicus Flora of Europe Flora of temperate Asia Plants described in 1806 {{Polygonaceae-stub