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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Polygonaceae
Rumex britannica L.
great water dock
Rumex: the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels
britannica: of or from "Great Britain"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, up to 8' tall, stout forb; stems unbranched to the inflorescence |
| Flower: | yellow, 6-parted, stalk with a vague joint near the base when mature; inflorescence up to 20" long, branched cluster often with small leaves at the base of the branches |
| Fruit: | red/brown |
| Leaf: | mostly flat, lance-like, large, 6" long |
| Habitat: | swamps, shallows |
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