[The Docks of Mt. Adams]

Willow-leaved Dock

Rumex salicifolius var. angustivalvis

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