[Docks and Sorrels: The Genus Rumex in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Mexican Dock, Narrow-leaved Dock, Willow Dock

Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus

Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum

Close-up of the inflorescence of Mexican Dock, Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus var. mexicanus, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis)

Close-up of the inflorescence of mexican dock as seen along Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge.........June 26, 2010.

Mexican Dock, Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus var. mexicanus, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis) - Mexican Dock, Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus var. mexicanus, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis)

Additional close-up views of mexican dock as seen along Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge........June 26, 2010. Note the long, narrow leaves with margins that are wavy or crisped.

Leaves of Mexican Dock, Narrow-leaved Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum) - Portion of the inflorescence in bud of Mexican Dock, Narrow-leaved Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum)

Close-up photos of the leaves and inflorescence (in bud) of mexican dock as seen along the Klickitat Trail in upper Swale Canyon, Klickitat County, WA..........May 8, 2010.

Mexican Dock, Narrow-leaved Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum)

Mexican dock as seen in one of the vernal ponds at the Four Sisters, Columbia Land Trust property near Chenoweth, Oregon..........May 3, 2013.

Mexican Dock, Narrow-leaved Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum) - Mexican Dock, Narrow-leaved Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Synonyms: Rumex mexicanus, Rumex mexicanus var. angustifolius, Rumex mexicanus var. subarcticus, Rumex quadrangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvis, Rumex salicifolius var. triangulivalvis, Rumex subarcticus, Rumex triangulivalvis, Rumex triangulivalvis var. oreolapathum)

Mexican dock as seen in vernally moist, private meadows at Panakanic in western Klickitat County...........June 17, 2015.

Paul Slichter