Rumex obtusifolius L.
 
FamilyPolygonaceae — APG family: Polygonaceae
SynonymsRumex obtusifolius subsp. agrestis (E. Fries) Danser.
Common nameblunt-leaved dock
DescriptionStem erect, branched; leaves ovate-oblong, cordate at base, obtuse in the apex, undulate in the margin; inflorescence open, with spreading branches; whorls of flowers distinct; pedicels jointed; valves with 3-5 long teeth, one of them with a grain.
EcologyIntroduced weed. Described from Germany, Switzerland, France, England.
Hultén's Flora About

This is a digital representation of Eric Hultén’s ‘Flora of Alaska and Neighboring Territories: A Manual of the Vascular Plants’, which was published by Stanford University Press in 1968. The book was digitized by C. Webb (at UAMN) as part of the Flora of Alaska project, with funding by the US NSF (Grant 1759964 to Ickert-Bond & Webb), and with permission of Stanford University Press. Data and images © 1968 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. Univ. Usage licence: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. NB: You may find OCR errors; please refer to the hard-copy if in doubt.