Aegean Dock
Rumex dentatus L.
Rumex dentatus, known as Aegean Dock, is a flowering plant in the Polygonaceae family. It is native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa but has been introduced to many other regions. It thrives in disturbed, often moist habitats such as lakeshores and cultivated field edges. The plant is an annual or biennial herb with a slender, erect stem up to 80 cm tall. It was first described in 1771.
Description
Rumex dentatus is a member of the knotweed family (Polygonaceae) and is commonly found in wet or disturbed environments. The plant produces lance-shaped to oval leaves up to 12 cm long and has an inflorescence with clusters of 10 to 20 flowers, each with six tepals. The three inner tepals are toothed and feature central tubercles. It is widely distributed across Europe, parts of Asia, and North America, including regions such as Alberta, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Other common names
Toothed dockAegean Dockdentate dockIndian dockfiddle dock
Distribution
Alberta · Ontario · RU · Belgium · Walloon Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · PK · MX · BY · England · Scotland · Wales · QA · SE · NO · DK · CA · conterminous 48 United States · Afghanistan · Albania · Arizona · Assam · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · California · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast
Synonyms
Rumex limosusRumex dentatus subsp. klotzschianusRumex nipponicusRumex halacsyiRumex klotzschianus