| Accepted name: |
Rumex orbiculatus A. Gray |
| Synonym(s): |
-Rumex sanguineus auct. p.p., non L.
-Rumex "orbicularis" auct.
-Rumex acutus sensu Hooker, non L.
-Rumex britannica L. var. borealis K. H. Rechinger
-Rumex hydrolapathum auct. amer. p.p., non Hudson
-Rumex hydrolapathum Hudson var. americanum A. Gray
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| English names: |
Water Dock
Water Dock
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| French names: |
Rumex orbiculaire
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HRUMOR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cleansing foul ULCERS. Roots ASTRINGENT, DEOBSTRUANT, TONIC, DIAPHORETIC, useful in SCURVY, CUTANEOUS ERUPTIONS, SYPHILIS, ULCERS of the MOUTH, ITCH, CANCEROUS TUMOURS. Root, which contains considerable tannin, for HEALING WOUNDS (*4). |
| Key Characters: |
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