Patience Dock, Spinach dock, Herb Patience
Rumex patientia

Family: Polygonaceae

What it is like

A herbaceous perennial plant with a tough rootstock. It grows to 2 m tall. The leaves are long and sword shaped. They are 15-30 cm long by 4-15 cm wide. The upper leaves on the stem do not have leaf stalks. The flowers are small and green. The seeds are brown.

There are about 200 Rumex species. It is rich in Vitamin A & C.

Where it is found

It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in wetlands. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Albania, Armenia, Asia, Balkans, Bosnia, Britain, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Europe, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Mongolia, North America, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye, USA, West Africa, West Indies

How it is used for food

The young leaves are eaten like a vegetable. They are cooked or added to soups. The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat. The roots are sweet and are eaten.

It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves, roots, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ateveligi, Efelek, Evelik, Ilibada, Labada, Lososdi, Lososka, Masnik, Sabia, Salq, Spanakov lapad, Trpežna kislica, Zundaa

Synonyms

Rumex orientalis Bernh.;