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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Rumex occidentalis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.8 m (6ft).
It is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
R. fenestratus. Greene. R. aquaticus fenestratus. (Greene.)Dorn.
Habitats
Bog Garden; Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Seed
Edible Uses:
Young leaves - cooked[61, 105, 161, 172]. Used like spinach[257]. A bitter taste, the native North American Indians would add oil to improve the flavour[256]. Young stems - cooked[256]. Used like rhubarb[256]. Seed - raw or cooked[161, 177, 257]. The seed can also be ground into a powder and used to make a gruel or added to cereal flours when making bread etc. It is rather small and fiddly to harvest.
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Analgesic Astringent Poultice
The leaves have been used in herbal sweat baths to treat pains similar to rheumatism all over the body[257]. A poultice of the leaves and mashed, roasted roots has been applied to sores, boils and wounds[257]. A poultice of the root paste has been applied to cuts and boils[257].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Dye
Although no specific mention has been made for this species, dark green to brown and dark grey dyes can be obtained from the roots of many species in this genus, They do not need a mordant[168].
Special Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Succeeds in most soils but prefers a deep fertile moderately heavy soil that is humus-rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained and a position in full-sun or part shade[200]. Plants were seen growing well in a sunny well-drained bed at Kew in 1989[K].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring.
Other Names
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Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
S.Watson.
Botanical References
60
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