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Genus: Rumex

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Core Eudicots >  Order: Caryophyllales >  Family: Polygonaceae

Over 200 species, found mainly in temperate regions worldwide, with about 18 species (some introduced) in southern Africa.

Herbivores in southern Africa

Agrius convolvuli.

Caterpillars eat the leaves.

Lepidoptera: Sphingidae (hawkmoths)

 
 

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