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tall dock

Rumex altissimus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 37, February 35, March 40, April 107, May 47, June 23, July 20, August 21, September 25, October 27, November 35, December 34.
United States3,016
Texas418
Missouri275
Canada271
Ontario271
Illinois220
Pennsylvania163
Kansas162
Michigan130
Wisconsin128

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familyknotweed family · Polygonaceae
Genusdocks and sorrels · Rumex

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