Derivation of specific name
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pulcher: beautiful, handsome
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Rumex pulcher L.
subsp. pulcher Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121740
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Description
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Much-branched perennial herb, up to 1 m tall. Stems longitudinally ribbed. Leaves ovate-oblong, 3-16 cm long, fleshy, papillate or hairy on the veins below, slightly cordate at the base; lower leaves pandurate; upper leaves lanceolate; margin finely scalloped. Flowers bisexual in numerous many-flowered whorls, together forming a spreading branched inflorescence, 15-60 cm long, leafy at the base and naked below. Fruiting perianth segments with 6-7 long, narrow teeth. Nut dark purple-brown, shiny.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Rumex pulcher L.
subsp. pulcher Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121740
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Native to Europe; naturalized in Western Asia, America, southern Africa and the Mascarene Islands.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Rumex pulcher L.
subsp. pulcher Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121740
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Rumex brownii: Brief Summary
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Rumex brownii, the hooked dock, Browne's dock or swamp dock, is a leafy perennial herb native to Australia, and is widespread and grows in disturbed sites. It is an introduced weed in the Pacific Islands, England, Japan, and New Zealand.
It is 50–80 cm high with variably shaped basal leaves, oblong or lanceolate, to 12 cm long, and to 4 cm wide with cordate to truncate base. The petiole is about half as long as the lamina. Flower whorls with 3–5 hooked teeth on each side and with a hooked tip. The hooks aid seed dispersal via attaching to animal fur and hair, and also human clothing.
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