PLANTS Profile for Rumex obtusifolius (bitter dock)

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PLANTS Profile

Rumex obtusifolius L.
bitter dock


Symbol:		RUOB
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Polygonaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Plant Synonyms:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

	Symbol	Scientific Name	Characteristics	FactSheets	Plant Guides
	ACOB3	Acetosa oblongifolia (L.) A.& D. Löve
	RUOBA	Rumex obtusifolius L. ssp. agrestis (Fries) Danser
	RUOBS	Rumex obtusifolius L. ssp. sylvestris (Wallr.) Rech. f.
	RUOBS2	Rumex obtusifolius L. var. sylvestris (Wallr.) Koch

Plant Distribution by State:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

State Distributional Map for Rumex obtusifolius L.

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	AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA IA ID IL IN KS KY LA	MA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC NE NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA	RI SC TN UT VA VT WA WI WV

Rumex obtusifolius L. occures in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 51 species in Rumex

Classification:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae –
Order	Polygonales –
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Rumex L. – dock
Species	Rumex obtusifolius L. – bitter dock

Invasive Information:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

bitter dock
Rumex L.
dock

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 46 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20939.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

Time Generated: 09/29/2006 03:16 AM MDT