Rumex floridanus is a perennial flowering plant, in the family Polygonaceae. The common name for this species is Florida dock.[1]
| Rumex floridanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. floridanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rumex floridanus Meisn.
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Description
editThe stems are upright and the leaves have lateral veins. They are lanceolate in shape. The flowers are attached in a whorled pattern. The whorls are closer together towards the top of the plant.[2] The flowers have tepals, as it is difficult to differentiate between the petals and sepals.[3] Flowers are in the deltoid shape. Its fruits are brown and achenes.
Distribution
editR. floridanus is native to the Southeastern United States. It has been found in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Maryland. R. floridanus is common in marshes, swamps, and bogs.[1]
Taxonomy
editR. floridanus was first described by Carl Daniel Friedrich Meisner in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis in 1856.[4] Some sources believe that R. floridanus is closely related to R. verticillatus. Others say that the two are synonymous.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rumex floridanus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ Trelease, William (1892). "A Revision of the American Species of Rumex Occurring North of Mexico". Missouri Botanical Garden Annual Report. 1892: 74–98. doi:10.2307/2992074. hdl:2027/hvd.32044107240368. ISSN 0893-3243. JSTOR 2992074.
- ^ "tepal - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Rumex floridanus Meisn". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Maryland Plant Atlas". www.marylandplantatlas.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Maryland Biodiversity Project - Swamp Dock (Rumex verticillatus)". www.marylandbiodiversity.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.