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Rumex obtusifolius, commonly known as bitter dock, [2] [3] broad-leaved dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf, dockens or butter dock, is a perennial plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe, but is found on all temperate continents.
Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius) used to be called butter dock because its large leaves were used to wrap and conserve butter. Rumex hymenosepalus has been cultivated in the Southwestern US as a source of tannin (roots contain up to 25%), for use in leather tanning, while leaves and stems are used for a mordant-free mustard-colored dye .
Broadleaf dock (Rumex obtusifolius) Yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta) White clover (Trifolium repens) Attraction of Pests. Insects and weeds have a fondness for each other. Weeds are a primary ...
Sagittaria latifolia is a plant found in shallow wetlands and is sometimes known as broadleaf arrowhead, [5] duck-potato, [6] Indian potato, or wapato. This plant produces edible tubers that have traditionally been extensively used by Native Americans .
Curly dock grows in a wide variety of habitats, including disturbed soil, waste areas, roadsides, fields/meadows, shorelines, and forest edges. [7] It is widely naturalised throughout the temperate world and has become a serious invasive species in many areas, including throughout North America , southern South America , New Zealand and parts ...
A Florida sheriff has been forced to apologise after sharing a photo of what appeared to be the body of murdered 13-year-old girl Madeline Soto online.. The photo was posted on Osceola County ...
For instance, herbivory on the broadleaf dock (Rumex obtusifolius) by the green dock beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) induces an increased activity in cell wall-bound peroxidase. The allocation of resources to this increased activity results in reduced leaf growth and expansion in R. obtusifolius. [18]
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