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Rumex spinosus L.

الحِتراب / رجل الغراب / حمباز

Syn. Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.(1819)

Spiny threecornerjack, Spiny emex
Polygonaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      An annual glabrous herb up to 30 cm tall. Lower flower-cluster of only female flowers or mixed, the upper clusters mostly of male flowers. Male flowers prominently pedicelled, 4-5-lobed with 4-6 stamens. Female flowers sessile to subsessile. Fruiting perianth becoming hard enclosing the nut. Disseminules 4-5 x 3-4 mm, pitted, with 3 recurved spines.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Mediterranean species is distributed from Morocco, Mauritania, and Spain to the entire Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, and Iran. It has also been introduced to Pakistan and India, as well as in various states and countries across Australia and the Americas.
  • Ecology
    • Phenology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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