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Polygonaceae
Emex

not marked as a favorite taxon *Emex spinosa (Linnaeus) Campderá. Common name: Emex. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas, not recently collected and perhaps only a waif. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA5, NE, S, WH3, Horton (1972); = n/a — C; = Rumex spinosa L. — Schuster et al (2015); = Rumex spinosus L. — K4. Basionym: Rumex spinosus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Emex spinosa - FNA5

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