NameThatPlant.net: Rumex obtusifolius

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY Polygonaceae

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.

Read more about Broadleaf Dock at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-009:
Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Rumex obtusifolius

COMMON NAME:
Bitter Dock, Broadleaf Dock

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image of Rumex obtusifolius, Bitter Dock, Broadleaf Dock

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May Greenville County SC

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May Greenville County SC

Leaves are wide, heart-shaped at the base, and lack wavy margins, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-009:
Rumex obtusifolius FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Rumex obtusifolius

1286

Forb
Perennial
Monoecious

Non-native: Europe

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare in GA Piedmont)

Look for it in pastures, barnyards, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

map
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,

or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
Unisexual
6 sepals of two different sizes
Petals absent
6 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer
Brown
Nutlet

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