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Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
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Other common names: Broad Dock
Introduced
Family:
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Height: 1 to 4 ft.
Blooms: June to
September
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.15 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Date: 7/5/2003
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.