PLANTS Profile for Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (western dock)

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PLANTS Profile

Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
western dock

Symbol:

RUAQF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Rumex occidentalis

William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

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Synonyms:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

RUAQF2	Rumex aquaticus L. ssp. fenestratus (Greene) Hultén
RUAQO	Rumex aquaticus L. ssp. occidentalis (S. Watson) Hultén
RUFE3	Rumex fenestratus Greene
RUOC3	Rumex occidentalis S. Watson
RUOCF	Rumex occidentalis S. Watson var. fenestratus (Greene) Lepage
RUOCL	Rumex occidentalis S. Watson var. labradoricus (Rech. f.) Lepage
RUOCP	Rumex occidentalis S. Watson var. procerus (Greene) J.T. Howell
RUSU2	Rumex subalpinus M.E. Jones	subalpine dock

Distribution:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NJ, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 55 species in Rumex, 1 varieties in Rumex aquaticus L.

Classification:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Rumex L. – dock
Species	Rumex aquaticus L. – western dock
Variety	Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn – western dock

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Rumex occidentalis
western dock		Endangered

U.S. Weed Information:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Rumex
dock

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Rumex occidentalis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530189.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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