Species

Rumex frutescens

Etymology

Rumex: sorrel
frutescens: From the Latin frutex 'shrub', meaning 'becoming shrubby'

Common Name(s)

Aregntine dock

Family

Polygonaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Green

Year Naturalised

1950

Origin

Temperate S. America, Tristan de Cunha Group

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010