Status: Native
Synonyms:
Rumex salicifolius Weinmann var. mexicanus (Meisner) C.L. Hitchcock
Rumex mexicanus is a middle elevation herb with crowded flower spikes and linear-lanceolate long leaves which are not crisped (wrinkled at the edge.) The valves all have callosities and are about 3mm long.
Rumex mexicanus is an erect perennial. It is found in dry waste areas along the roadside at middle elevations.
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Rumex mexicanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Al Wheeler, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, July 28, 2008
Rumex mexicanus, valves & callosities, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct.5, 2008
Rumex mexicanus, fruiting panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 25, 2009
Rumex mexicanus, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 25, 2009
Rumex mexicanus, 1x field macro of valves with callosities and curved pedicels, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 25, 2009
Rumex mexicanus, 3x field macro of valve, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 25, 2009
Rumex mexicanus, 2x macro of valves for size, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 25, 2009
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