Rumex utahensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species:
R. utahensis
Binomial name
Rumex utahensis
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Rumex utahensis is a flowering plant species in the family Polygonaceae. The common name for this species is Utah dock. It is a dicot, perennial herb that is native to the United states, growing only in the West.

Description

Rumex utahensis is a dicot, perennial, and hairless herb with stems that erect and commonly produce axillary shoots below proximal inflorescence. The blades of the leaves are linear to lanceolate, which are 6-15 cm and 2-3 cm wide.[1] The pedicels are usually coupled near base, thread-like but thickened distally, and joints are evidently swollen.[1] Flowers are 10-25 in whorls with inner perianth lobes that are 2.5-3 mm × 2.5-3 mm wide. The base of the tepals are truncate. The achenes or fruit of the plant are dark reddish-brown or almost black.[1]

Distribution

Rumex utahensis occurs in the Western United States: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.[2] It can be found distributed in rivers, streams, wet meadows and rocky slopes. Rumex utahensis typically grows in late spring-summer.[1]

Uses

There are currently no uses.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rumex utahensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Map: Rumex utahensis". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
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