Rumex patientia | |
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Patience Dock | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Rumex |
Species: | R. patientia |
Binomial name | |
Rumex patientia L. Sources: ING, UniProt, ITIS, IPNI |
Sources: ING, UniProt, ITIS, IPNI
Rumex patientia, known as patience dock,"garden patience", "herb patience", or "monk's rhubarb", is a herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus Rumex, belonging to the family Polygonaceae. In spring it is often consumed as a leaf vegetable in Southern Europe, especially in Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. It is also used in Romania in spring broths.
Seeds
Rumex patientia - MHNT