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Polygonaceae
Rumex

not marked as a favorite taxon Rumex verticillatus Linnaeus. Common name: Swamp Dock. Phenology: Apr-Jun; May-Jul. Habitat: Tidal freshwater marshes and swamps, but also inland in disturbed areas. Distribution: QC, ON, MN, and SD, south to s. FL and se. and c. TX.

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Section: Axillares.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, Fl4, FNA5, GrPl, Il, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va; < Rumex verticillatus L. — C, F, G, GW2, K4, Pa, RAB, W, WH3; Rumex verticillatus L. Basionym: Rumex verticillatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Rumex verticillatus - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Rumex verticillatus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Rumex verticillatus© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Rumex verticillatus© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Rumex verticillatus© theo_witsell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by theo_witsell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Rumex verticillatus© Lowell Urbatsch | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Rumex verticillatus© Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) source CC-BY-NC-SA, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Rumex verticillatus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Rumex verticillatus© Mark Kluge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kluge source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Rumex verticillatus© Mark Kluge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kluge source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Rumex verticillatus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Rumex verticillatus© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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