Rumex crispus
Location: Minami-Boso (Chiba, Japan)- Location: Jogasaki coast
- Location: Jogasaki coast
- Flower nameRumex crispus
- Scientific nameRumex crispus
- Alias羊蹄, Japanese dock, Gishi-gishi, 長葉ぎしぎし
- Place of origincontinental Europe
- Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Seashore, Low mountains
- Flowering seasonJune, July, August
What is Rumex crispus
Rumex crispus is a large perennial wild grass native to continental Europe in the family Polygonaceae . The edge of the inner petal is enternal.
Common Name：Rumex crispus, Scientific Name：Rumex crispus, Origin：Continental Europe, Distribution：Hokkaido to Okinawa, Japan, Environment：Wilderness and roadside wetlands, Grass Height：50 to 150 cm, Leaf Length：10 to 25 cm, Leaf Leaves: oblong-ovate; leaf margins: wavy and shrunken; dioecious; petals: absent; sepals: 6; flowering season: June-August; color of flower spike: green; flower diameter: 0.3-0.6 cm; fruit color: green to brown; mode of propagation: seeds or underground stems; characteristics: margins of inner flower capsule are fully margined; uses: young shoots are edible, roots are herbal medicine.
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyPolygonaceae
- GenusRumex
- SpeciesR. crispus
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCone / Compound inflorescence
- Petal shapewithout
- Leaf typeoblong
- Edge of the leafWavy
- Life typelarge perennial wild grass
- Flower colors
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit colorGreen
- Height50.0 ~ 150.0 cm
- Diameter of flower0.3 ~ 0.6 cm
