Species

Rumex obtusifolius

Etymology

Rumex: sorrel

Common Name(s)

broad-leaved dock

Family

Polygonaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

RUMOBT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Similar Taxa

Leaves broad and flat with a heart-shaped base. Bracts surrounding seed with toothed edges (Wax, Fawcett and Isely 1981).

Flower Colours

Cream

Year Naturalised

1864

Origin

Europe

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010