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Willow Dock - Rumex salicifolius
Other Names:  Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex utahensis

Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 7


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General Description
Glabrous, perennial. Stems ascending to erect, branched, 20–80 cm. Leaves mostly cauline; the blades linear-oblanceolate, 3–15 cm long, little reduced above. Inflorescence 10–20 cm long, a leafy-bracted panicle of dense, erect, spike-like branches. Flowers perfect; outer tepals ca. 2 mm long. Fruit ca. 3 mm long; inner tepals ovate with or without a narrowly ovoid callosity. Achenes brown, ca. 2 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
AK to QC south to CA, NM, TX and VA; Europe (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 79

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Habitat
Moist meadows, thickets, often along streams, ponds; montane, subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Aho, Ken Andrew. 2006. Alpine and Cliff Ecosystems in the North-Central Rocky Mountains. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 343 p.
    • Eggers, M.J.S. 2005. Riparian vegetation of the Montana Yellowstone and cattle grazing impacts thereon. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. 125 p.
    • Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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