Rumex chrysocarpus
Moris
Pale dock, Amamastla dock
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Description
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a rootstock just under the ground. The stem can be erect and 40-60 cm long. The leaves are 5-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are widest below the middle.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Synonyms
Rumex langloisii Small
Also Known As
Amamastla
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 768
