Rumex nivalis

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Rumex nivalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species:
R. nivalis
Binomial name
Rumex nivalis
Hegetschw.

Rumex nivalis, commonly called snow dock, is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is endemic to Europe. [1]

The plant was first discovered by Alexander Moritzi in 1836 in the Swiss Alps. [2] It is most plentiful at 7000 feet above sea level. [3]

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References

  1. Jaakko Jalas; Juha Suominen (1988). Atlas Florae Europaeae: Distribution of Vascular Plants in Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN   0-521-34271-6.
  2. "The Oseille des Neiges, or Rumex nivalis: A New Sorrel". Annals of Horticulture: and Year-book of Information on Practical Gardening. Houlston and Stoneman: 559. 1850.
  3. John Ball (1860). Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers: A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts. p. 279.