Rumex lunaria, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 84

5. R. lunaria L. , Sp. Pl. 336 (1753) .

Shrub with flexuous branches. Leaves 2-5-5 x 2-5-6 cm, often wider than long, broadly ovate-spathulate, truncate at the base, rounded at the apex. Inflorescence a compound panicle. Outer perianth-segments 2 mm, lanceolate, deflexed. Valves 5 x 7 mm, reniform-orbicular, narrowly cordate at base, rounded or truncate at apex, with a small, flat, quadrangular tubercle near the base; margin entire. Nut 3 x 1-3 mm, widest a little below the middle. Naturalized in Sicilia and Sardegna. [Sa Si.] (Canarias.)