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Polygonaceae
Acetosa

Acetosa hastatula (Baldwin) Á. Löve. Common name: Wild Dock, Heartwing Dock. Phenology: Mar-Jun (-Aug); Apr-Jun (-Aug). Habitat: Glades, barren, xeric sands; eastwards in fields (especially sandy fields or dune in the Coastal Plain), roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: E. MA, NY, IN, IL, MO, and KS, south to c. peninsular FL, TX, and NM. The eastern part of the distribution seems to be strictly or mostly in altered habitats, suggesting the possibility that the eastern extent (east of the Mississippi River) of the distribution is adventive.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Rumex hastatulus Baldwin — Ar, C, F, Fl4, FNA5, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, W, WH3. Basionym: Rumex hastatulus Baldwin 1817

Links to other floras: = Rumex hastatulus - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FACU (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)

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