Rumex patientia

Rumex patientia
	Patience dock
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Rumex
Species:	R. patientia
Binomial name
	Rumex patientia; L. Sources: UniProt, ITIS, IPNI

Rumex patientia, known as patience dock,^[4] garden patience, herb patience, or monk's rhubarb, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Polygonaceae. In spring it is often consumed as a leaf vegetable and as a filling in pies in Southern Europe, especially in Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia. It is also used in Romania in spring broths or sarmale.

Uses[]

The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, but do contain oxalic acid, so should not be eaten in excess (e.g. every day). The leaves can be used raw in salads, cooked in soups and stews, or layered in baked dishes like lasagna. The leaves are high in minerals, and can be harvested at any time.^[5]

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Seeds
Rumex patientia - MHNT

References[]

^ UniProt. "Species Rumex patientia". Retrieved 2008-07-02.
^ "Rumex patientia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
^ "Rumex patientia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2008-07-02.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ Martin Crawford (2012). How to grow Perennial Vegetables. ISBN 978-1-900322-84-3.

    6. Sukhorukov Alexander P. 2011. New invasive alien plant species in the forest-steppe and northern steppe subzones of European Russia: Secondary range patterns, ecology and causes of fragmentary distribution. - Feddes Repertorium. Vol. 122, No. 3 -4. Pp. 287-304. DOI:10.1002/fedr.201100004

External links[]

Media related to Rumex patientia at Wikimedia Commons

Linnæi, Caroli (1753). "Trigynia". Species Plantarum, Exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas, ad Genera Relatas, cum Differenentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus, Secundum System Sexuale Digestas. Retrieved 2008-07-02.

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[UniProt-1] UniProt. "Species Rumex patientia". Retrieved 2008-07-02.

[ITIS-2] "Rumex patientia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 July 2008.

[IPNI-3] "Rumex patientia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2008-07-02.

[BSBI07-4] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[5] Martin Crawford (2012). How to grow Perennial Vegetables. ISBN 978-1-900322-84-3.

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