Rumex obtusifolius L.
Detail
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Botanical Name
- Rumex obtusifolius L.
- Common Name
- Bitter Dock, Broad-leaf Dock
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Rumex obtusifolius L.
- Comments
- The specimen reported as R. orbiculatus Gray (R. britannica L. of FNA) in Castanea 42:261 (1977) has subsequently been annotated to R. obtusifolius. No valid collections of Rumex britannica are known to VBA.
- Habitat
- Fields, pastures, roadsides, and other weedy, disturbed habitats; also in forest openings, clearings, and disturbed alluvial habitats. Common throughout.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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