Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Rumex hastatulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Wild Dock at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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, 1938)
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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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, 1938)
Rumex hastatulus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Acetosa hastatula
1285
Forb
Winter annual
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
Habitat: Glades, barrens, xeric sands; eastwards in fields (especially sandy fields in the Coastal Plain), roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-yellow/ Pinkish-red
Unisexual
6 sepals of two different sizes
Petals absent
6 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p164
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p371
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p396
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p195
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p003
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p054
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p063
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p321
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p338
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p165