RUMEXL. - DOCK
Scientific Description:
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, ochreae tubular. Flowers unisexual or hermaphrodite, arranged in whorls (glomeruli). Pedicels articulated. Perianth segments in two whorls of three, those of the inner whorl often enlarging and developing tubercles in fruit. Stamens 6. Fruit a trigonous nut.
Reference:
Cullen J (1967). Rumex L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 281.
Public Description:
Rumex, commonly known as “Dock” or “Sorrel”, consists of annual, biennial and perennial, and is native to Northern Hemisphere, but various species have been introduced almost everywhere. There are approximately 152 species in the world and 36 species (52 taxa) in Türkiye. The usually inconspicuous flowers are carried above the leaves in clusters. The leaves of the " sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosella L.)" and “common sorrel (Rumex acetosa L.)” are eaten as salad or leaf vegetables. On the other hand, pollen grains of the dock is a great potential cause of seasonal allergies.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex /,Accessed date: 04.04.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.pollenlibrary.com/GENUS/Rumex/ / Accessed date: 04.04.2016.
Anonymous 3 (2016). https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/docks-15.html / Accessed date: 04.04.2016
Anonymous 4 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Polygonaceae/Rumex// Accessed date: 04.04.2016
Keskin M (2012). Rumex L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 761–764.
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