Rumex violascens Calflora

Taxon Report

Rumex violascens Rech.f.

Mexican dock, Violet dock

Rumex violascens is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Rumex
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching the leaf of this plant.
Do not eat the leaf of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Rumex violascens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUVI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).