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winged dock

Rumex venosus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 37, February 32, March 36, April 78, May 61, June 46, July 38, August 36, September 37, October 34, November 30, December 34.
United States2,029
Washington469
Oregon308
Colorado286
Canada212
California129
Saskatchewan128
Nebraska112
Nevada106
Idaho105

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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

Sources

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