| Accepted name: |
Rumex obtusifolius L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Rumex obtusifolius L. ssp. obtusifolius
-Rumex rugelii Meisner in DC.
-Rumex crispatulus Michx.
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| English names: |
Broad-leaved Dock
Bitter Dock
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| French names: |
Rumex à feuilles obtuses
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HRUMOB
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Root used as a blood purifier. Root used for jaundice(*57) Infusion of root applied, especially to children, for skin eruptions(*25)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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