Rumex hymenosepalus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Rumex hymenosepalus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rumex hymenosepalus, Torr. Canaigre. Raiz Colorada. Erect, reaching 3 ft., glabrous, the root of clustered fusiform tubers: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, sometimes 1 ft. long, narrow at either end, short-petioled, entire, gray-green, somewhat mottled beneath: fls. perfect, large, in crowded panicles, green: fruiting calyx-lobes 2/3in. across, brown, entire, veiny, the pedicels drooping. Okla. and Texas to Calif. B.M. 7433.—The plant has some ornamental value, but is of economic importance as a tannin-producing plant, although the supply is insufficient to maintain an industry. The tannin is secured from the dahlia-like roots. For literature on the economic uses of the plant, consult reports of experiment stations in Ariz., Calif., and elsewhere, and Wooton & Standley, Flora of New Mexico (Smithsonian Institution). The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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