Rumex obtusifolius Linnaeus 1753 (Family Polygonaceae)


Plant

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Height: 40-120cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September (Earliest: 17.4)

Habitat:
Meadows

Around Buildings
Pollination:
Bombus lucorum

Monostegia abdominalis

Cnephasia stephensiana

Several Syrphidae
Parasites:
Ramularia rubella

Pegomya bicolor Larva
Herbivores:
Lycaena phlaeas Larva

Several Arctiidae

Several Geometridae Larvae

Several Noctuidae

Gastrophysa viridula

Apion frumentarium

Hypera rumicis

Strophosoma melanogrammum Larva
Sapivores:
Lygocoris pabulinus

Lygus wagneri

Aphis fabae

Aphis sambuci

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Broad-leaved Dock


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey

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