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Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
Mexican Dock
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)
Synonym(s): Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum
USDA Symbol: RUSAM
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TX , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
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National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 14 - Flora Northwest: Wildflowers to be Seen in Oregon & Washington (2013) Biology Dept - Gresham High School
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-12Research By: TWC Staff