Family Index

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Scientific Name

Rumex dumosus

Family Name

POLYGONACEAE

Common Name

Wiry Dock

Status

Height

60cm

Flowers

In whorls of 1-4 flowers.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Perennial herb with numerous widely spreading flowering branches and erect stems. Basal leaves are stalked and lance-shaped, and up to 10cmm long, upper leaves get progressively smaller.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Grassy places in the Midlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Easily grown from seed; seed does not require treatment, and results are usually good. If Rumex is allowed to set seed, it can even become weedy in nurseries. Can also be propagated by division. Seed is eaten by waterbirds. Important in traditional medicine, rich in Vitamin C and can be used as leafy greens, although shouldn't be consumed in large amounts. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nuts are 3-angled, and release easily when ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

2-3 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes