Taxonomy: Fam. Polygonaceae// Genus: Rumex// Species: Rumex patientia L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Distribution: Native from Italy and Central Europe to China and Russia (Irkutsk) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, alongside roads, waste places, near orchards, gardens and cultivated land.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring- early summer: MAY, JUN.
Rumex patientia – habit. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex patientia – habit. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – inflorescence. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – inflorescence. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – inflorescence. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – fruiting inflorescence. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – basal and lower cauline leaves. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – plant base, basal and lower cauline leaves. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – lower cauline leaf. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – basal leaves. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex patientia – basal leaf. In the vicinity of village of “Beli”, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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