PLANTS Profile for Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Mexican dock)

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Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
Mexican dock

Symbol:

RUSAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

Rumex mexicanus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 655. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

	RUME2	Rumex mexicanus Meisn.
	RUMEA	Rumex mexicanus Meisn. var. angustifolius (Meisn.) B. Boivin
	RUMES3	Rumex mexicanus Meisn. var. subarcticus (Lepage) B. Boivin
	RUQU3	Rumex quadrangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f.
	RUSAT2	Rumex salicifolius Weinm. ssp. triangulivalvis Danser
	RUSAT3	Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. triangulivalvis (Danser) C.L. Hitchc.
	RUSU14	Rumex subarcticus LePage
	RUTR3	Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f.
	RUTRO	Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. var. oreolapathum Rech. f.

Distribution:
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 55 species in Rumex, 7 varieties in Rumex salicifolius Weinm.

Classification:
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

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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 salicifolius Weinm. – willow dock
Variety	Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. – Mexican dock

U.S. Weed Information:
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

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 salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

Rumex mexicanus:

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

FAC-,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FACW

FAC

FAC-

FACW

FAC

Rumex salicifolius:

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

FAC,OBL

OBL

FAC*

FACW

OBL

FACW

Rumex triangulivalvis:

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

FACU,FACW

FACU

FACW*

FAC+

FACW*

FACW

FAC

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530197.

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).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 09:25 PM CDT