Biology:Rumex altissimus

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Short description: Species of plant

Rumex altissimus
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Inflorescence
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species:
R. altissimus
Binomial name
Rumex altissimus
Alph.Wood
Synonyms[1]

Lapathum altissimum (Alph.Wood) Nieuwl.

Rumex altissimus, the pale dock, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to southern Ontario, the United States east of the Rockies (except Montana and North Dakota), and northern Mexico.[1] A perennial of rich wet to mesic soils, and reaching 4 ft (1.2 m) with yellowish-green to green flowers, it is wind-pollinated.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18074710 entry