Rumex nivalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Rumiceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: Rumex nivalis

Rumex nivalis Hegetschw. in Fl. Schweiz: 345 (1839)

Homotypic
- Acetosa nivalis (Hegetschw.) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 11: 80 (1976)
- Acetosa pratensis subsp. nivalis (Hegetschw.) Á.Löve & D.Löve in Bot. Not. 114: 51 (1961)
- Rumex acetosa var. nivalis (Hegetschw.) Bolzon in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 21: 177 (1914)

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Albania, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Germany, Switzerland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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