| Rumex utahensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. utahensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rumex utahensis Rech.f. | |
Rumex utahensis is a flowering plant species in the family Polygonaceae. 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.
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. [1] The pedicels are usually coupled near base, thread-like but thickened distally, and joints are evidently swollen. [1] 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. [1]
Rumex utahensis occurs in the Western United States: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. [2] It can be found distributed in rivers, streams, wet meadows and rocky slopes. Rumex utahensis typically grows in late spring-summer. [1]
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