''Rumex utahensis'' is a
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
species in the family
Polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1 ...
. The common name for this species is Utah dock. It is a dicot, perennial herb that is native to the United states, growing only in the West.
Description
''Rumex utahensis'' is a dicot, perennial, and hairless herb with stems that erect and commonly produce axillary shoots below proximal inflorescence. The blades of the leaves are linear to lanceolate, which are 6-15 cm and 2-3 cm wide.
The pedicels are usually coupled near base, thread-like but thickened distally, and joints are evidently swollen.
Flowers are 10-25 in whorls with inner perianth lobes that are 2.5-3 mm × 2.5-3 mm wide. The base of the tepals are truncate. The achenes or fruit of the plant are dark reddish-brown or almost black.
Distribution
''Rumex utahensis'' occurs in the Western United States: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.
It can be found distributed in rivers, streams,
wet meadow
A wet meadow is a type of wetland with soils that are saturated for part or all of the growing season. Debate exists whether a wet meadow is a type of marsh or a completely separate type of wetland. Wet prairies and wet savannas are hydrologicall ...
s and rocky slopes. ''Rumex utahensis'' typically grows in late spring-summer.
Uses
There are currently no uses.
References
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