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Rumex maritimus L.
golden dock

       
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Photo of Rumex maritimus L.
Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Rumex maritimus L.

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Synonyms:
Rumex maritimus L.

  RUFU3 Rumex fueginus Phil.
  RUMAF Rumex maritimus L. ssp. fueginus (Phil.) Hultén
  RUMAA Rumex maritimus L. var. athrix H. St. John
  RUMAF2 Rumex maritimus L. var. fueginus (Phil.) Dusén
  RUMAP2 Rumex maritimus L. var. persicarioides (L.) R.S. Mitchell
  RUPE11 Rumex persicarioides L.
 

Distribution:
Rumex maritimus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Rumex maritimus L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 55 species in Rumex
 

Classification:
Rumex maritimus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Polygonales
Family Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus Rumex L. – dock
Species Rumex maritimus L. – golden dock
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rumex maritimus L.

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Rumex maritimus var. fueginus
sea-side dock              Special Concern
New York:
Rumex maritimus var. fueginus
golden dock              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Rumex maritimus L.

Rumex
dock

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rumex maritimus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW-,OBL FACW FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ FACW FACW- FACW+ FACW FACW+ OBL FACW NO NO

Rumex fueginus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW NO OBL FACW FACW NO FACW* FACW FACW+ FACW FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Rumex maritimus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20965.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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