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Greater water dock

Rumex britannica

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Greater water dock, In fruit
Greater water dock, photo 2 of 5
Greater water dock, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 143 observations of Greater water dock in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Montérégie and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June, August and September and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord99
  2. Montérégie12
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  4. Capitale-Nationale4
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  6. Nord-du-Québec2
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Lanaudière2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Estrie2
  12. Montréal2
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Outaouais1

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

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Curly dockRumex crispus
Swamp dockRumex verticillatus
Western dockRumex occidentalis
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Bitter dockRumex obtusifolius
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Common comfreySymphytum officinale
SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa
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Common milkweedAsclepias syriaca