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Rumex hymenosepalus

Sand Dock, Wild-rhubarb, canaigre

Life form2, 3: forb, perennial
Habitat: washes, fields
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: basal
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: oblanceolate
leaf margin3: sinuate or crisped
Flower color2: reddish or purplish or white or whitish or red or purple
Flowering period2: Mar. and Apr.
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Status: rare
Location where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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