Rumex pulcher L. subsp. woodsii (De Not.) Arcangeli

Spice

Family: POLYGONACEAE

Genus: Rumex

Catalan common name: Arengada. Collerosa. Molleresa. Mollerosa. Paradella. Paradella mollerosa.

Spanish common name: Acedera. Labaza. Lampaza. Lapazuela. Lengua de buey. Romaza. Romaza común. Romaza silvestre. Romaza violín.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitat: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: This field herb can be recognised by its basal leaves, which are layed out in a rosette and have a margin that resembles the shape of a guitar, these leaves disappear when flowering and bearing fruit. The stem leaves do not have such a marked shape. The inflorescence is very branched, the fruits have a small, rhomboidal, scaly shape with spikelets on the margin. It flowers at the end of spring.