Photo: Emex spinosa 1.
Flowering plants. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.
Engl.: devil's thorn, spiny threecornerjack, spiny emex, erect emex, lesser-jack, little-jack.
Deu.: Stechampfer.
Sven.: taggskräppa.
Ital.: spinaciastra.
Span: romaza espinosa.
Port: emex-espinhoso.
Pre-Linnaean: [Linné, C. von 1748. Hortus upsaliensis:]
Beta cretica semine aculeato,
Beta cretica semine spinoso,
Rumex floribus androgynis calycibus fructus uncinatis,
Rumex floribus androgynis calycibus semineis monophyllis valvulis exterioribus reflexo-uncinatis,
Spinachia cretica supina capsula seminis aculeata.
Bot. syn.:
Centopodium spinosum (L.) Burch.,
Rumex glaber Forssk.,
Rumex spinosus L.,
Vibo spinosa (L.) Medik.
Flowering plants. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flowering plants. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flower clusters and leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flower- and seed clusters. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
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