Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Rumex obtusifolius
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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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, 1938)
Rumex obtusifolius
COMMON NAME:
Bitter Dock, Broadleaf Dock
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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 (Murphy et al., 1992).
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062821hayesville11
June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062821hayesville13
June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Flowers about 1/4" long, short-stalked in terminal cluster to 1' long, in well-spaced whorls, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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, 1938)
Rumex obtusifolius