Common name:
Broad-leaved dock
Family:
Scientific name:
Rumex obtusifolius
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the UK
Height:
Up to 120 cm
Habitat:
Rough grassland, fields, open woodland
Flowers:
The inflorescence is a long-branched cluster, leafy towards the base, extending around half the plant height, containing many small flowers in regularly-spaced whorls. Flowers have six greenish tepals, the inner set triangular
Fruit:
Heart-shaped, lined by a few spines, centred on a single tubercle
Leaves:
Broad, ovate, up to 25 cm long, with small-scale wavy edges, and cordate bases. Veins may have a reddish tint
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
