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Winged dock

Rumex spiralis

Family
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Toxic. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Rumex spiralis is a flowering plant commonly known as winged dock in the family Polygonaceae. This is a perennial herbaceous plant that is predominantly native to southern Texas. This plant grows between 0–200 m in altitude.

Where it grows

Rumex spiralis is endemic to southern Texas. This plant thrives on sandy shorelines.

Uses

It is typical for species of the genus Rumex to be high in oxalates which could be toxic to humans if consumed in high quantities. There are no recorded uses for this particular species.

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 · Pale dock · Hooked Dock

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rumex spiralis 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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