FOIBIS

Species Details -
Rumex obtusifolius L.  

Accepted name: Rumex obtusifolius L.  
Synonym(s): -Rumex   obtusifolius   L.   ssp. obtusifolius  
-Rumex   rugelii   Meisner in DC.    
-Rumex   crispatulus   Michx.    
English names: Broad-leaved Dock
Bitter Dock
French names: Rumex à feuilles obtuses
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Polygonales
Family:   Polygonaceae
OPL Code: HRUMOB
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
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: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
54152
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SNA
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
RUMOB
 


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