Willow-leaved Dock
Rumex salicifolius var. angustivalvis
Synonym: Rumex hesperius
The photo above shows willow-leaved dock as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR.......July 2, 2007. Note the erose margins of the valves.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of willow-leaved dock as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........July 2, 2007. Note that the flowers are grouped in whorls in the inflorescence.
The photo above shows a single stem of willow-leaved dock as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR........July 2, 2007.
The photo above shows willow-leaved dock as seen in prairie along Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake NWR........July 2, 2007. Note that the plant is much branched from the base.
Paul Slichter