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Polygonaceae
Rumex

not marked as a favorite taxon *Rumex sanguineus Linnaeus. Common name: Bloody Dock, Red-veined Dock, Bloody Sorrel, Wood Dock. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Introduced at least as far south as se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993), MD, NJ, and AL (Kartesz 1999), perhaps only as a waif. Reported for AL, MS, LA, and VA by Small (1933).

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Section: Rumex.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA5, G, K4, S, S13; = n/a — Pa. Basionym: Rumex sanguineus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Rumex sanguineus - FNA5

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native range: Europe & Asia



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