Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rumex pulcher
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex pulcher
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 063-02-008:
Rumex pulcher
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fiddle Dock
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Gill Newberry gn05_rumex_pulcher_frutis
May
Inflorescence branches spreading, making an angle of 60-90 degrees with axis, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn05_r_pulchar_closeup
May
Pedicels ~ equal to or shorter than fruit (vs longer in R. obtusifolius), per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.