Rumex pulcher
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. pulcher
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Rumex pulcher is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name fiddle dock.[1][2] It is native to Eurasia and North Africa and it can be found elsewhere, including parts of North America, as an introduced species and a roadside weed. It is quite variable in appearance, and some authorities divide it into several subspecies that are more or less distinguishable. In general, it is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem from a thick taproot, approaching 70 centimeters in maximum height.[3] The top of the plant may bend, especially as the fruit develops. The leaves are up to 10 or 15 centimeters long and variable in shape, though often oblong with a narrow middle in the rough shape of a fiddle. The inflorescence is made up of many branches, each an interrupted series of clusters of flowers with up to 20 in each cluster, each flower hanging from a pedicel. The flower has usually six tepals, the inner three of which are edged with teeth and have tubercles at their centers.
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rumex pulcher". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America. Vol. 5. Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1993. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-19-522211-1.
External links
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Media related to Rumex pulcher at Wikimedia Commons- "Rumex pulcher". Plants for a Future.
- "Rumex pulcher". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- Rumex pulcher in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Flora of North America
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