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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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Polygonaceae: LV: whole, u. alternate, u. entire, sheath; FL: small <1", actinomorphic, o. cylindrical head or spike, crowded inflorescence, no petals, u. 5-6 sepals, 3-9 stamens, ovary superior; FR: achene; ST: u. herb/shrub, jointed nodes; EC:
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u. alternate, sheath |
whole |
u. entire |
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P: 0, S: u. 5-6, actinomorphic |
White; Red; Pink; Green; Brown |
o. cylindrical head or spike, crowded inflorescence |
small <1" |
S: 3-9; O: superior |
achene |
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u. herb/shrub |
jointed nodes |
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Polygonaceae: LV: whole, u. alternate, u. entire, sheath; FL: small <1", actinomorphic, o. cylindrical head or spike, crowded inflorescence, no petals, u. 5-6 sepals, 3-9 stamens, ovary superior; FR: achene; ST: u. herb/shrub, jointed nodes; EC:
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| Flat-topped buckwheat |
Eriogonum fasciculatum |
Eriogonum |
Whorled |
Linear |
Revolute; Entire |
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6 parts |
White; Red interior |
Head-globose, Terminal, long peduncle |
<1" |
S: White, > petals |
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Desert |
AZ |
Flat-topped buckwheat |
Eriogonum fasciculatum |
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| Sulfur flower |
Eriogonum umbellatum |
Eriogonum |
Whorled |
Ovate, Spatulate |
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Indistinguishable |
Yellow |
Umbel, Head-globose, Terminal, long peduncle |
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Shrub, <1' |
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Lundy Lake, CA |
Sulfur flower |
Eriogonum umbellatum |
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| Jointweed |
Polygonella articulata |
Polygonella |
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Coastal |
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Jointweed |
Polygonella articulata |
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| Water smartweed |
Polygonum amphibium |
Polygonum |
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oblong |
entire |
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red below |
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red |
spike, terminal |
small <1", late summer |
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herb, Natant (floating) |
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Wetland |
Flafstaff Lake, ME |
Water smartweed |
Polygonum amphibium |
Floating smartweed |
| Knotweed |
Polygonum arenastrum |
Polygonum |
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Knotweed |
Polygonum arenastrum |
Smartweed |
| Halberd-leaved tearthumb |
Polygonum arifolium |
Polygonum |
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Halberd-leaved tearthumb |
Polygonum arifolium |
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| Doorweed |
Polygonum aviculare |
Polygonum |
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Grassland/Fields; Roadside |
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Doorweed |
Polygonum aviculare |
Knotweed |
| Smartweed |
Polygonum cespitosum |
Polygonum |
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Smartweed |
Polygonum cespitosum |
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| Fringed bindweed |
Polygonum cilinode |
Polygonum |
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Forest |
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Fringed bindweed |
Polygonum cilinode |
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| Knotweed; |
Polygonum coccineum |
Polygonum |
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Wetland; Riparian |
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Knotweed; |
Polygonum coccineum |
Smartweed |
| Black bindweed |
Polygonum convolvulus |
Polygonum |
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Waste places |
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Black bindweed |
Polygonum convolvulus |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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| Knotweed; |
Polygonum cristatum |
Polygonum |
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Knotweed; |
Polygonum cristatum |
Smartweed |
| Japanese knotweed |
Polygonum cuspidatum |
Polygonum |
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Stem raw |
Waste places |
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Japanese knotweed |
Polygonum cuspidatum |
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| Water-pepper |
Polygonum hydropiper |
Polygonum |
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Wetland |
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Water-pepper |
Polygonum hydropiper |
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| Mild water-pepper |
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
Polygonum |
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Riparian |
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Mild water-pepper |
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
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| Willow-weed |
Polygonum lapathifolium |
Polygonum |
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Riparian |
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Willow-weed |
Polygonum lapathifolium |
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| Pennsylvania smartweed |
Polygonum pensylvanicum |
Polygonum |
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Pennsylvania smartweed |
Polygonum pensylvanicum |
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| Lady's thumb |
Polygonum persicaria |
Polygonum |
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Leaf raw; Flower raw |
Waste places |
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Lady's thumb |
Polygonum persicaria |
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| Water smartweed |
Polygonum punctatum |
Polygonum |
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Wetland; Riparian |
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Water smartweed |
Polygonum punctatum |
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| Bushy knotweed |
Polygonum ramosissimum |
Polygonum |
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Coastal |
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Bushy knotweed |
Polygonum ramosissimum |
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| Arrow-leaved tearthumb |
Polygonum sagittatum |
Polygonum |
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Lanceolate |
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B: Auriculate |
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Wetland; Riparian |
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Arrow-leaved tearthumb |
Polygonum sagittatum |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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| Climbing false buckwheat |
Polygonum scandens |
Polygonum |
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Climbing false buckwheat |
Polygonum scandens |
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| Jumpseed |
Polygonum virginianum |
Polygonum |
alt, sheath |
ovate |
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6" |
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Jumpseed |
Polygonum virginianum |
Persicaria virginiana, Virginia knotweed, woodland knotweed |
| Green sorrel |
Rumex acetosa |
Rumex |
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Grassland/Fields |
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Green sorrel |
Rumex acetosa |
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| Sheep sorrel |
Rumex acetosella |
Rumex |
Alternate; Basal |
Lanceolate, Lobed |
Entire |
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Indstingushable |
Red/Pink/Orange |
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Leaf raw |
Grassland/Fields; Waste places |
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Sheep sorrel |
Rumex acetosella |
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| Curled dock |
Rumex crispus |
Rumex |
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Repand |
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>6" |
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Green/Brown |
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Samara |
Brown |
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Herb, >1', Erect |
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Leaf raw; Fruit raw |
Waste places; Grasslands/Fields |
near Coronado NF AZ |
Curled dock |
Rumex crispus |
yellow dock |
| Canaigre |
Rumex hymenosepalus |
Rumex |
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brown |
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Herb, >1', Erect |
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Capitol Reef NP UT |
Canaigre |
Rumex hymenosepalus |
canaigre dock, ganagra, wild rhubarb, Arizona dock, tanner's dock |
| Bitter dock |
Rumex obtusifolius |
Rumex |
Basal |
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Leaf raw; Fruit raw |
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Bitter dock |
Rumex obtusifolius |
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| Great water dock |
Rumex orbiculatus |
Rumex |
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Great water dock |
Rumex orbiculatus |
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| Desert rhubarb |
Rumex hymenosepalus |
Rumex |
opposite |
ovate |
entire |
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fleshy |
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red-orange |
clusters |
Apr-Jun |
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herb, decumbent |
fleshy, red |
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LV raw/cooked |
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BLM Badlands Cuba NM |
Desert rhubarb |
Rumex hymenosepalus |
canaigre, ganagra, Arizona dock, tanner's dock |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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