Rumex lunaria L. is a plant in the Polygonaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Rumex lunaria L.

Rumex lunaria L.

Rumex lunaria is a Canary Islands-native flowering plant in Polygonaceae, introduced to parts of Italy and Mediterranean islands, first described by Linnaeus.

Family
Genus
Rumex
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Rumex lunaria L.

Rumex lunaria is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Polygonaceae family. It is native to the Canary Islands, and has been introduced to Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily. This species was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus.

Photo: (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Rumex

More from Polygonaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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