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Rumex nivalis

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Rumex nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Genus:
Rumex
Species:
R. nivalis
Binomial name
Rumex nivalis

Rumex nivalis (commonly called snow dock) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is endemic to Europe.[1]

The plant was first discovered by Alexander Moritzi in 1836 in the Swiss Alps.[2] It is most plentiful at 7000 feet above sea level.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jaakko Jalas; Juha Suominen (1988). Atlas Florae Europaeae: Distribution of Vascular Plants in Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-521-34271-6.
  2. ^ "The Oseille des Neiges, or Rumex nivalis: A New Sorrel". Annals of Horticulture: and Year-book of Information on Practical Gardening. Houlston and Stoneman: 559. 1850.
  3. ^ John Ball (1860). Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers: A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts. p. 279.
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