Irish wildflowers sitemap




Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius
Copóg shráide
Family: Polygonaceae

Flowering time: June - October. Perennial. Native.

Flowers are greenish white, seedheads brown/red.
Large basal leaves, broad at base, slightly undulating edges.
Seed can remain viable in the ground for 70 years. Height: 50-100 cm

Habitat: Waste ground, road edges, fields.

Similar: Water Dock, R. hydrolapathum. To 200cm, pointed, oval-lanceolate leaves. Shallow water, riversides, fens, ditches.
     
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