Rumex obtusifoliusL. subsp. subalpinus (Schur) Celak Bitter dock

Rumex obtusifoliusL. subsp. subalpinus (Schur) Celak - Bitter dock

Scientific Description:

Perennial up to 120 cm. Basal leaves ovate-oblong, about 2 × longer than broad, obtuse, cordate at the base. Glomeruli of the inflorescence rather remote. Pedicels thin, flexuous and drooping, about 2 × longer than the fruiting perianth segments, articulated below the middle, gradually swollen above. Inner perianth segments narrowly triangular in fruit, toothed (sometimes weakly so), 4−4.5 × c. 2.5 mm, only one tuberculate.

Flowering time: May−September.

Habitat: Banks, shady and damp places, s.l.−1200 m.

Reference:

Cullen J (1967). Rumex obtusifolius L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 290.

Public Description:

Rumex obtusifolius subsp. subalpinus, commonly known as “bitter dock”, is native to Türkiye and Europe. The bitter dock is a perennial herbaceous plant with clustered small flowers, and grows up about 120 cm length. It blooms between May and September and grows on slopes, roadsides, ditches and shorelines.

References:

Anonymous 1 (2018). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_obtusifolius, Accessed date: 01.02.2018.

Anonymous 2 (2018). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/search/?q=Rumex+obtusifolius+,Accessed date: 01.02.2018.

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.