Common name
English: French Sorrel
German: Schild-Ampfer
Portuguese: Azeda-das-paredes
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Polygonales (29)
Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Rumex (9)
Epithet: scutatus L. (1)
Subspecies: induratus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
Synonyms: Acetosa indurata (Boiss. & Reut.) Holub , Rumex induratus Boiss. & Reut.
indurata => hardened, incrassate
induratus => hardened, incrassate
scutatus => armed with a shield
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, red
External links
Check for Rumex scutatus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [809] Rumex scutatus - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.