Red Dock (Rumex bucephalophorus)
Description
Rumex bucephalophorus is a species of the family of Polygonaceae . Plant very variable, usually annual , erect, up to 40 cm in height. Stem single or divided into several, usually unbranched. Alternating leaves , the lower leaves up to 2 cm long, oval or lanceolate with ocrea . Flowers small hermaphrodite or female, in groups of 2-3 in the axils of leaves. Peduncle thin and round or wide and flat. 6 green perivian leaves in 2 circles, the outer ones small and then curved, the internal ones with hook-like appendages, enlarged in the fruiting period and surrounding the walnut. 6 stamens , pistil with 3 large stigmas .
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Polygonaceae
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Genus: Rumex
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