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Rumex nivalis
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rumex nivalis, commonly called snow dock, is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is endemic to Europe,[1] where it grows mainly in snowbeds. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants.[2]
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Rumex nivalis | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Rumex |
Species: | R. nivalis |
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Rumex nivalis Hegetschw. | |
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The plant was first discovered by Alexander Moritzi in 1836 in the Swiss Alps.[3] It is most plentiful at 7000 feet above sea level.[4]