| Accepted name: |
Rumex patientia L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Garden Patience
Patience Dock
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| French names: |
Rumex patience
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HRUMPA
(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: |
Infusion of root used for constipation. Infusion of root taken "to correct fluids." Juice and infusion of root used as poultice and salve for various skin problems. Infusion taken for dysentery. Leaves rubbed in mouth for sore throat(*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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