Summary ⁴

Rumex skottsbergii, or more commonly known as Lava Dock, is a shrub of the genus Rumex. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known as pawale. Pawale is often one of the first plants to be found on fresh lava flows and grows in extremely arid conditions.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10236738
2. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10236737
3. (c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6545957837_d1167cb8c4_o.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_skottsbergii

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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