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Polygonaceae
Rumex

not marked as a favorite taxon Rumex floridanus Meisner. Common name: Florida Dock. Habitat: Swamps and marshes. Distribution: NC south to FL, west to LA. Reported for Orangeburg County, SC (S.W. Leonard, pers. comm.).

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Section: Axillares.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA5, G, K4, S; = n/a — Tat; = Rumex verticillatus L. ssp. floridanus (Meisn.) Á.Löve; > Rumex chrysocarpus Moris — GW2, misapplied; < Rumex verticillatus L. — C, F, GW2, RAB, WH3. Basionym: Rumex floridanus Meisn. 1856

Links to other floras: = Rumex floridanus - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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