Broadleaf Dock
Invasive 
Synonyms: Bitter Dock
Scientific Name: Rumex obtusifolius
Sepals irregularly toothed. Native to Europe.
Broadleaf Dock
Invasive
Synonyms: Bitter Dock
Scientific Name: Rumex obtusifolius
Broadleaf Dock
| Genus species: | Rumex obtusifolius | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Broadleaf Dock, Bitter Dock | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Polygonaceae
Annual or perennial herbs, or woody vines; leaves alternate, simple, mostly entire, stipules typically united into an ocrea (a tubular, papery sheath); flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, in short axillary clusters or in various elongate inflorescences; fruit a trigonous or lenticular achene. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Green/Brown Pink/Red | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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