Taxonomy: Fam. Polygonaceae// Genus: Rumex// Species: Rumex pulcher L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Distribution: Native to Azores, from West Europe to the Mediterranean and Iran; South Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Open habitats, alongside roads, waste places.
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Rumex pulcher – habit. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – habit. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – plant base with basal leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Rumex pulcher – plant base with basal leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2021. 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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