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Azorean Dock

Rumex azoricus

Azorean Dock
Photo: Ixitixel, Colors fixes by Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Azores
Climate
temperate

About

Rumex azoricus is a species of sorrel in the family Polygonaceae. It is endemic to the Azores, Portugal.

Where it grows

Rumex azoricus has been observed in five of the nine Azorean islands, specifically in São Miguel, Terceira, São Jorge, Faial and Corvo. It lives in caldeiras, watercourses and natural meadows. In São Jorge it also appears in clearings of coastal forests of Erica azorica and Myrica faya.

Other Rumex plants

Abyssinian Dock · Sorrel · Sheep's Sorrel · Munk's rhubarb · Pale dock · Rumex andinus · Scottish Dock · Arctic dock · Bering Sea dock · Pale dock · Hooked Dock · Red dock

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rumex azoricus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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