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Rumex hastatulus (Heart-wing sorrel)
Bruso, George H.

Rumex hastatulus Baldw.

Heart-wing Sorrel, Heartwing sorrel

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

USDA Symbol: RUHA2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Heart-wing Sorrel is a member of the buckwheat family (family Polygonaceae) which includes mostly herbs, sometimes shrubs or vines, rarely trees, with small flowers in racemes, spike-like clusters, or in heads. Stems commonly have swollen nodes.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
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Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , LA , MA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NM , NY , OK , PA , SC , TX , VA
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Stengl Biological Research Station - Smithville, TX

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-1027 Collected 2011-05-19 in Harrison County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Rumex hastatulus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rumex hastatulus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rumex hastatulus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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