Docks - native and introduced (Rumex)

Docks. Acteosella and Rumex. Flowers clustered, without showy petals.

Sheeps Sorrel (*Acetosella vulgaris) A small semi-scrambling dock. Leaves lobed.

Slender Dock (Rumex brownii ) Little branched. Flowers triangular, toothed.

Wiry Dock (*Rumex dumosus) Slender wiry tangled. Flowers triangular, toothed.

Clustered Dock (*Rumex conglomeratus) Branched. Flowers rounded, not toothed, with central swelling.

Curled Dock (*Rumex crispus) Stout, erect. Flowers rounded, not toothed, with central swelling.

Narrow-leaved Dock (Rumex tenax) Erect. Leaves narrow from the base of the flower clusters. Flowers with small teeth.

Fiddle Dock (*Rumex pulcher ) Leaves fiddle-shaped. Flowers rounded, with many teeth. Small leaves at flower bases.