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Pale dock

Rumex britannica

Also called Greater water dock, British Dock, Great Water, Great Water Dock, Water Dock

Pale dock
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Canada to NC. & EC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Rumex britannica is a flowering plant species in the family Polygonaceae.(Buckwheat family) (perennial).

Where it grows

During late spring through the summer this plant blooms. The height of this plant is approximately three to six feet.

Other Rumex plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rumex britannica 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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