Polygonaceae FAMILY

Rumex stenophyllus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rumex stenophyllus is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect stems that are usually branched above, growing from a large, vertical rootstock that is around 10mm in diameter; the plant can grow around 40 - 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeTemperate Eurasia - western Russia to Ukraine and Germany, east to western Siberia central Asia, Mongolia, northern China, Russian Far East and Korea

HabitatWater sides, field margins, moist valleys; at elevations from 200 - 1,200 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. ]. Solonetz soils, boggy and wet places in the steppes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].