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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Polygonaceae
Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech.f.
willow dock
Rumex: the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels
triangulivalvis: possibly referring to having one or more three-angled or triangular valves
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial, to 40" tall, smooth forb often with several branches; taprooted |
| Flower: | 6-parted, stalks jointed near the base; inflorescence a 4"-12" branched cluster with small leaves near the base of the few branches |
| Leaf: | flat, pale green or smooth, narrowly lance-shaped |
| Habitat: | moist |
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