Taxonomy: Fam. Polygonaceae// Genus: Rumex// Species: Rumex sanguineus L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Rechinger in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1995).
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Dioecious species with separate male and female plants.
Distribution: Native to Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/pastures in the mountain region.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Rumex sanguineus – habit. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – habit. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – inflorescence and cauline leaves. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – inflorescence and cauline leaves. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – upper whorls of inflorescence without leaves. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – upper whorls of inflorescence without leaves. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – upper whorls of inflorescence without leaves. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – lower whorls subtended by leaves. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – lower whorl subtended by leaf. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Rumex sanguineus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Mrtvichki rid (Mrtvica region), 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Rumex L. Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 452 – 472.
Rumex L. Rechinger, K.H. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 82 – 89.
