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Rumex hypogaeus (synonym Emex australis), commonly known in English as southern threecornerjack, devil's thorn, or double gee (also doublegee, from the old Afrikaner name dubbeltge-doorn - 'double thorned'), is a herbaceous plant of the Polygonaceae. It is native in South Africa and is an invasive species in Australia, Texas in the USA & Pakistan.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Emex
- Family
- Polygonaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Doublegee en Three-corner-jack en Spiny emex en Cape-spinach en Southern three-corner-jack en Southern threecornerjack en Three-cornered jack en Emex en Southern three-corner jack en Devil's thorn en Three-corner Jack
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