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Photographer: Steve C. Garske
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Family Polygonaceae
Rumex fueginus Phil.
golden dock
Rumex: the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels
fueginus: of or from Tierra del Fuego
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | annual/biennial, to 32" tall forb, many branches, bushy; stems hollow; fibrous roots |
| Flower: | 6-parted, stalk jointed near the base; inflorescence large, many-branched clusters with small leaves below the flower whorls |
| Leaf: | narrowly lance-like, edges often curly |
| Habitat: | shores, streambanks, wet ground; in non-acidic soil |
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