species
Rumex obtusifolius
Bitter dock · Bluntleaf dock · Broad-leaved dock · Butter dock
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Rumex obtusifolius belongs to the family Polygonaceae, also known as Bitter dock, Bluntleaf dock, Broad-leaved dock or Butter dock, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Native
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