Rumex crispus var. unicallosus Peterm., Fl. Lips. 266 (1838); Rech. f., Candollea 12: 84 (1949).

Damp heavy soils and grassy places. Sharon Plain, Philistean Plain, Esdraelon Plain, Judean Mts., Hula Plain.

Euro-Siberian, Mediterranean and Irano-Turanian; also in other temperate regions.

     Wild salad plant and pot herb with high vitamin C content. Roots and  leaves (Radix & folia rumicis crispi) used in folk medicine.