Rumex patientia
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Rumex patientia, Linn. Herb Patience. Spinage Dock. Tall strong erect nearly simple perennial, reaching 5 ft. when in fl., glabrous: root-lvs. (Fig. 1336, Vol. II) elliptic-ovate, tapering both ways, the margins undulate, the blade 8-12 in. long; st.-lvs. ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, more or less rounded at the base: infl.long and compound (often 2 ft. long), dense in fr.: wings cordate, about 1/4in. across, veiny, entire, one of them bearing a small tubercle near the base. Eu., but naturalized in many places.—An excellent plant for greens, the strong root-lvs. being used in early spring.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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