Rumex hymenosepalus
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Rumex hymenosepalus, commonly known as Canaigre or Wild Rhubarb, is a perennial flowering plant which is native to the United States and Mexico. It has been cultivated in the southwestern United States as a source of tannin, for use in leather tanning.[1]
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