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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Rumex hastatulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex hastatulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-002:
Rumex hastatulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Rumex hastatulus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Acetosa hastatula
COMMON NAME:
Wild Dock, Sourgrass, Heartwing Sorrel, Heartwing Dock
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JK Marlow jkm0304m_03
April Colleton County SC
Colorful masses in sandy fields in Coastal Plain, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120404_520
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120404_520b
April Greenville County SC
Tiny flowers on upper half of stems (plants dioecious), 3-10 per tuft, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm120404_520c
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120404_527
April Greenville County SC
Slender ridged stem, 1 to several from basal rosette, branched above middle, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm120404_527b
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120415_087
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120415_087b
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210413_9497
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Well-developed lvs w hastate base (lobes divergent, at right angle to petiole), per Weakley's Flora.
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Roxanna Martin rlm4211_183
April Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm42510_090
April Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm43011_105
April Spartanburg County SC
Inner sepals cordate with a wide, membranous, erose wing, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Roxanna Martin rlm6610_77
June Spartanburg County SC
Enlarged wing-like heart-shaped sepals encase the nutlet, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.