Rumex rhodesius Rech. f.

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Borrowdale Common, Harare

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Frequency:	Common around Harare, local elsewhere
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or ascending perennial herb to 1 m. Stems with a terminal inflorescence and further secondary inflorescences. arising below. Leaves: 20 - 30 cm, oblong-lanceolate. Flowers bisexual in many-flowered whorls. Fruiting pedicels articulated near or above the middle; fruiting perianth segments irregularly minutely dentate. Nut pale brown, shiny.
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Notes:	Recorded for divisions NCE in the draft FZ 9(3). Recorded also for division W on a folder in SRGH but any specimens from W were not present on 6 Sep 2006.
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Habitat:	In wet habitats: by streams and in ditches
Altitude range: (metres)	1360 - 1650 m
Flowering time:	Sep - Jan (-May)
Worldwide distribution:	Zimbabwe and South Africa
FZ divisions:	N,W,C,E
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Images last updated:	Saturday 4 November 2006
Literature:	Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 68. Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 43 - 45. (Includes a picture). Rechinger, K.H. (1954). Monograph of the Genus Rumex in Africa Botaniska Notiser Supplement 3(3) Pages 69 - 71. (Includes a picture).

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