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Rumex nivalis

Rumex nivalis
Rumex nivalis PID1431-3.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: R. nivalis
Binomial name
Rumex nivalis

Rumex nivalis (commonly called snow dock) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is endemic to Europe.

The plant was first discovered by Alexander Moritzi in 1836 in the Swiss Alps. It is most plentiful at 7000 feet above sea level.


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