Rumex occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rumex occidentalis S. Watson

Western dock

2009 Neal Kramer

2014 Patrick Furtado

2012 Vernon Smith

2009 Neal Kramer

Rumex occidentalis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (156 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Rumex
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus
JEF	Rumex fenestratus
PLANTS	Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus

More information about Rumex occidentalis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUAQF) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/02/2022).