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fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
Rumex pulcher is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name fiddle dock.
It is quite variable in appearance, and some authorities divide it into several subspecies that are more or less distinguishable. In general, it is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem from a thick taproot, approaching 70 centimetres (28 in) in maximum height. The top of the plant may bend, especially as the fruit develops. The leaves are up to 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long and variable in shape, though often oblong with a narrow middle in the rough shape of a fiddle.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60232.