Rumex hymenosepalus

Rumex hymenosepalus

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species:
R. hymenosepalus
Binomial name
Rumex hymenosepalus
Synonyms[1]

Rumex arizonicus
Rumex hymenosepalus var. salinus
Rumex salinus
Rumex saxei

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 North American deserts in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is a common food plant of the ruddy copper larvae.[3]

  1. ^ Rumex hymenosepalus. Flora of North America.
  2. ^ "Rumex hymenosepalus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ Warren, Andrew. "Butterflies of Oregon Their Taxonomy, Distribution, and Biology". Lepidoptera of North America. 6.