Rumex hymenosepalus
| Rumex hymenosepalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. hymenosepalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. |
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Rumex arizonicus |
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Rumex hymenosepalus, commonly known as canaigre, canaigre dock, ganagra, wild rhubarb, Arizona dock, and tanner's dock,[2] is a perennial flowering plant which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico.
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Uses[edit]
It has been cultivated in the southwestern United States for the roots, a good source of tannin, which is used in leather tanning. It also yields a warm, medium brown dye.[3] The leaves and leaf stalks are considered edible when young, the older leaf stalks cooked and eaten like rhubarb, which is in the same plant family.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Rumex hymenosepalus was first described by American botanist John Torrey in the Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary in 1859.[5]
- Synonyms
- Rumex arizonicus Britton
- Rumex salinus A. Nelson
- Rumex hymenosepalus var. salinus (A. Nelson) Rech.
- Rumex saxei nom. nudum. UNAM
References[edit]
- ^ Rumex hymenosepalus. Flora of North America.
- ^ USDA GRIN taxonomy
- ^ Canaigre. drugs.com
- ^ American Indian Cooking: Recipes from the Southwest, Carolyn Niethammer
- ^ Torrey, J. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary. Botany 2(1): 177–178. 1859.1
External links[edit]
- Calflora Database: Rumex hymenosepalus (Canaigre dock, Wild rhubarb)
- The Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Rumex hymenosepalus
- USDA Plants Profile for Rumex hymenosepalus (canaigre dock)
- UC Photos gallery of Rumex hymenosepalus
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