• Family : Polygonaceae
  (Buckwheat Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
• Synonym(s) : Acetosa hastiformis Á.Löve & B.M.Kapoor; Rumex dissectus H.Lév.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rumex hastatus D.Don
• Common name : Arrowleaf Dock, Yellow Sock, Curled sock
• Vernacular name : Churki, Churka (Hindi); Khatti Buti (Urdu)
• Habit : Bushy shrub
• Habitat : Grows on dry slopes, rocks, rocky fissures and walls; 600 - 3200 m. altitude
• Key identification features : Shrubs flowers polygamous
• Flower, Fruit : April-October
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
• Native : Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Afghanistan to South Central China and North-West India
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 209
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rumex hastatus. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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