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Compact Dock
Rumex thyrsiflorus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sheep's sorrelRumex acetosella
Russian DockRumex confertus
curled dockRumex crispus
broad-leaved dockRumex obtusifolius
Common LambsquartersChenopodium album
Rumex intermedius
Warty-cabbageBunias orientalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 33,603 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 33,549 |
| Russia | 2,316 |
| Moscow Oblast | 398 |
| Ukraine | 283 |
| Vladimir Oblast | 226 |
| Germany | 174 |
| Moscow | 174 |
| Bryansk Oblast | 173 |
| Tyumen Oblast | 135 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | knotweed family · Polygonaceae |
| Genus | docks and sorrels · Rumex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Compact Dock with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.