Rumex arcticus

Taxobox
name = Sourdock
status =


regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Polygonaceae
genus = "Rumex"
species = "R. arcticus"
binomial = "Rumex arcticus"
binomial_authority = Trautv

"Rumex arcticus", commonly known as Sourdock, is a perennial flowering plant that is native to Alaska. Its leaves are an important part of the diet of native Alaskans such as the Yupik people, who include it in various dishes such as akutaq.

References

*University of Alaska and USDA Cooperating (1988) Wild Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. Publication A-00028