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Rumex altissimus
Inflorescence
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Rumex
Species:	R. altissimus
Binomial name
Rumex altissimus Alph.Wood
Synonyms
Lapathum altissimum (Alph.Wood) Nieuwl.

Rumex altissimus, the pale dock, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to southern Ontario, the United States east of the Rockies (except Montana and North Dakota), and northern Mexico. A perennial of rich wet to mesic soils, and reaching 4 ft (1.2 m) with yellowish-green to green flowers, it is wind-pollinated.

References

1. ^ "Rumex altissimus Alph.Wood". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
2. "Pale Dock Rumex altissimus Smartweed family (Polygonaceae)". Illinois Wildflowers. John Hilty. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
3. "Rumex altissimus (Pale Dock)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023. Also known as: Tall Dock

• Rumex
• Flora of Ontario
• Flora of Wyoming
• Flora of Colorado
• Flora of the North-Central United States
• Flora of the Northeastern United States
• Flora of Arizona
• Flora of the South-Central United States
• Flora of the Southeastern United States
• Flora of Northwestern Mexico
• Flora of Northeastern Mexico
• Plants described in 1853