Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Polygonaceae
Rumex dentatus L. subsp klotzschianus (Meisen.) Rech.f.
English name:
Local name: Maleero, Jangli Palak.
Description:
An erect, annual or biennial herb, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves fleshy soft and glabrous with wavy
margins, lower leaves form rosette (larger than the upper leaves). Flowers green in
verticillate clusters subtended by small leaves.
Flowering Period:
February and March.
Habitat:
Grows mostly in moist areas and as a weed in agricultural
fields.
Uses:
Leaves are consumed as cooked vegetable and are rich
source of calcium, Beta-carotene and vitamin.
Distribution:
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and East Asia. It is a highly
polymorphic species; in Pakistan it is only represented by
Subsp. klotzschianus.