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Rumex aquaticus is a flowering plant in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. It is native to temperate Eurasia. It is commonly known as the Scottish dock, and is found in aquatic environments.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Scottish Dock being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rumex britannica
- Rumex occidentalis
- Rumex patientia
- Rumex hydrolapathum
- Rumex tianschanicus
- Rumex confertus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
- Species
- Rumex aquaticus
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