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Willow Dock - Rumex salicifolius
Other Names:
Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex utahensis
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
SNR
C-value:
7
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General Description
Glabrous, perennial. Stems ascending to erect, branched, 20–80 cm. Leaves mostly cauline; the blades linear-oblanceolate, 3–15 cm long, little reduced above. Inflorescence 10–20 cm long, a leafy-bracted panicle of dense, erect, spike-like branches. Flowers perfect; outer tepals ca. 2 mm long. Fruit ca. 3 mm long; inner tepals ovate with or without a narrowly ovoid callosity. Achenes brown, ca. 2 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
AK to QC south to CA, NM, TX and VA; Europe (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 88
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Aho, Ken Andrew. 2006. Alpine and Cliff Ecosystems in the North-Central Rocky Mountains. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 343 p.- Eggers, M.J.S. 2005. Riparian vegetation of the Montana Yellowstone and cattle grazing impacts thereon. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. 125 p.
- Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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