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Florida dock
Rumex floridanus
Rumex floridanus is a perennial flowering plant, in the family Polygonaceae. The common name for this species is Florida dock.
From the article Rumex floridanus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The stems are upright and the leaves have lateral veins. They are lanceolate in shape. The flowers are attached in a whorled pattern. The whorls are closer together towards the top of the plant. The flowers have tepals, as it is difficult to differentiate between the petals and sepals. Flowers are in the deltoid shape. Its fruits are brown and achenes.
Range & habitat
R. floridanus is native to the Southeastern United States. It has been found in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Maryland. R. floridanus is common in marshes, swamps, and bogs.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1377849.