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Narrowleaf Dock

Rumex stenophyllus

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) aranner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.

United States	2,135
Alaska	1,356
Russia	397
Kansas	123
California	109
Manitoba	95
Chelyabinsk Oblast	95
Tyumen Oblast	94
South Dakota	80
Nebraska	72

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

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

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Plants of Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
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