| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Rumex hastatus D.Don |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 74 (1825) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to c. China and nw. India |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 600-3200m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm long, in outline triangular, trifoliolate, leaflets narrow, flowers small in slender panicle, fruit 5mm, papery, finely reticulate, pink |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | greenish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acetosa hastiformis Á.Löve & B.M.Kapoor Rumex dissectus H.Lév. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (IND India, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |