Rumex persicarioides Linnaeus. Common name: Coastal Dock. Phenology: Jul; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Coastal and saline habitats, marshes and shores. Distribution: Bicoastal. Long Island NY (historical), n. to MA; disjunct in NL (Newfoundland) and P.E.I. Westward in CA, OR, and BC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Plants on the west coast of North America require additional study (Mosyakin 2005).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, FNA5, K4, NY, S13; = Rumex maritimus L. var. persicarioides (L.) Rich.S.Mitch. — C; = Rumex persicarioides L. var. persicarioides — NE. Basionym: Rumex persicarioides L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Rumex persicarioides - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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