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Rumex pulcher L.

fiddle dock (Polygonaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadVery strong tendencySE
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Rumex pulcher grows in pastureland and on commons, almost exclusively south of a line from the Wash to the Severn Estuary.

Eastleach (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-09-06

 fiddle dock / Rumex pulcher: _Rumex pulcher_ grows in pastureland and on commons, almost exclusively south of a line from the Wash to the Severn Estuary.

The leaves of Rumex pulcher are distinctively shaped, with a plicate constriction near the middle making them roughly violin-shaped; sometimes the constriction is much less pronounced.

Eastleach (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-09-06

 fiddle dock / Rumex pulcher: The leaves of _Rumex pulcher_ are distinctively shaped, with a plicate constriction near the middle making them roughly violin-shaped; sometimes the constriction is much less pronounced.

The fruits of Rumex pulcher have toothed tepals, 1 of which has a large tubercle with a rough, tuberculate surface.

Eastleach (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-09-06

 fiddle dock / Rumex pulcher: The fruits of _Rumex pulcher_ have toothed tepals, 1 of which has a large tubercle with a rough, tuberculate surface.

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