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Rumex obtusifolius L.

broad-leaved dock (Polygonaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNW
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Rumex obtusifolius is one of our most common dock species, growing in fields, river-banks and waste ground across the British Isles.

Walden Stubbs (VC63: South-West Yorkshire); 2014-07-13

 broad-leaved dock / Rumex obtusifolius: _Rumex obtusifolius_ is one of our most common dock species, growing in fields, river-banks and waste ground across the British Isles.

Unlike Rumex sanguineus, the tepals of Rumex obtusifolius have long marginal teeth, and the leaf midrib has a row of papillae on the underside of the leaf.

Duns (VC81: Berwickshire); 2014-08-07

 broad-leaved dock / Rumex obtusifolius: Unlike _Rumex sanguineus_, the tepals of _Rumex obtusifolius_ have long marginal teeth, and the leaf midrib has a row of papillae on the underside of the leaf.

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