Leaf type: Elongated-ovate, pointed or roundish at the top, heart-shaped at the bottom
Phyllotaxis: Alternate
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
Rumex obtusifolius is a perennial and evergreen plant. Its flowering shoots can grow to a height of over one metre. The leaf blade of the basal leaves reaches lengths of up to 40 centimetres.
Most of the pictures for this article were taken in autumn and in locations that are regularly mowed.
Distribution & habitates
Asia, Europe, North Africa and as an introduced species also in other regions (source).
Bitter dock grows in meadows, ditches, on embankments, in weed beds and along waysides.
Botany
Rumex obtusifolius is a member of the Polygonaceae family. In addition to bitter dock, the species is also known commonly as broad-leaved dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf or butter dock.
