[The Buckwheat Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Arctic Dock

Rumex arcticus

Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus

Arctic Dock: Rumex arcticus (Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus)

Arctic dock as seen near upper Moose Creek between Thorofare Ridge and Mount Galen, Denali National Park and Preserve............June 21, 2012.

Arctic Dock: Rumex arcticus (Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus)

Arctic dock. Photographed along upper Moose Creek between Mt. Galen and Thorofare Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve......................September 7, 2009.

Basal leaves of Arctic Dock: Rumex arcticus (Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus)

The basal leaves of arctic dock in their colorful fall foliage. Photographed along upper Moose Creek between Mt. Galen and Thorofare Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve......................September 7, 2009.

Basal leaves of Arctic Dock: Rumex arcticus (Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus) - Basal leaves of Arctic Dock: Rumex arcticus (Synonyms: Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus, Rumex arcticus var. kamtschadalus, Rumex arcticus var. latifolius, Rumex domesticus var. nanus, Rumex kamtschadalus, Rumex longifolius var. nanus, Rumex ursinus)

Additional views of the basal leaves of arctic dock. Photographed along upper Moose Creek between Mt. Galen and Thorofare Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve......................September 7, 2009.

Paul Slichter