Rumex pulcher Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rumex pulcher L.

Fiddle dock

2020 Ryan Carle

2008 Margo Bors

2015 John Doyen

2008 Margo Bors

2015 Robert Sikora

Rumex pulcher is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Rumex pulcher ssp. divaricatus

Information about Rumex pulcher from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUPU3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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: 11/29/2022).