Polygonaceae FAMILY

Rumex pseudonatronatus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rumex pseudonatronatus is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect, unbranched (or sometimes branched above) stems growing from a large, vertical rootstock that is around 10 - 20mm in diameter; the plant can grow around 80 - 120cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use in cosmetic preparations and for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeTemperate Eurasia - Sweden, Ukraina and Austria, eastwards through central Asia and Siberia to the Russian Far East and eastern China

HabitatRuderal and alluvial habitats, slightly saline soil, waste places, roadsides, shores of rivers and lakes, meadows, cultivated fields[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Forest margins on mountain slopes, moist valleys; at elevations from 300 - 3,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].