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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Polygonaceae
Rumex altissimus A.W.Wood
pale dock, smooth dock, water dock
Rumex: the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels
altissimus: Latin for "especially tall"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'- 3 1/2' tall, stout, often branched forb appearing shrubby |
| Flower: | green, 6-parted, 1/4" wide, stalk jointed just above the base; inflorescence with a few branches in 4"-12" loose clusters; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | found only along the stem, pale, flat margins, lance-like |
| Habitat: | wet; swamps |
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