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Fagopyrum esculentum
Fallopia cilinode
Fallopia convolvulus
Fallopia japonica
Fallopia sachalinensis
Koenigia islandica
Oxyria digyna
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria hydropiper
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria vivipara
Polygonum arenastrum
Polygonum aviculare subsp. aviculare
Polygonum aviculare subsp. boreale
Polygonum aviculare subsp. excelsius
Polygonum aviculare subsp. buxiforme
Polygonum aviculare subsp. neglectum
Polygonum fowleri subsp. fowleri
Polygonum fowleri subsp. hudsonianum
Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. oxyspermum
Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. raii
Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Rumex acetosella
Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus
Rumex britannica [= R. orbiculatus]
Rumex crispus
Rumex "non" crispus
Rumex longifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex pallidus
Rumex patientia
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á. Löve  -  Black Bindweed, Corn Bindweed - [NF, LAB] [i]

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit, high beach. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Inflorescence

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit, high beach. September 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Leaves and Flowers
Leaves and Flowers
Fruits

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Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse-Decr.  -  Japanese Knotweed - [NF] [i]

St. John's. Waterford River. A little above the main bridge to Cape Spear. River floodplain. June 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves
Whole Plants in Habitat

St. John's. Waterford Valley. General Protestant Cemetery. July 3, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leafy Stems
Whole Plants

St. John's. Upper Rennies River. Open shrubbery. September 14, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescences
Leaves and Inflorescences

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Fallopia sachalinensis (F. Schmidt ex Maxim.) Ronse-Decr.  -  Giant Knotweed, Elephant Ear - [NF] [i]

South River, Conception Bay. Roadside. Near salt water. May 10, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Young Shoot

South River, Conception Bay. Roadside. Near salt water. August 1, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves

Mooring Cove, Mortier Bay. Roadside. Steep ground above salt water. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers, Closeup
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescences and Leaves
Inflorescences and Leaves
Stems

East side of South River. Open rural residential area, and old fields. November 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits
Fruits

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Koenigia islandica L.  -  Iceland Purslane - [LAB]

Cape Kakkiviak, Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flowering Stems
Flowering Stems
Flowering Stems
Flowering Stems

Shuldham Island, Saglek Bay, Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flowering Stem
Plants in Habitat
Plants in Habitat with Montia fontana
Plants in Habitat with Montia fontana
Plants in Habitat with Montia fontana

St. John's Harbour, Saglek Bay, Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flowering Stem
Flowering Stems

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Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill  -  Mountain Sorrel - [NF - RARE, LAB]

Fraser River Area, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 25, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Whole Plants

Gros Morne National Park. Big Level, east side. Alpine heath. July 27, 1998. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

Whole Plants

Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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Persicaria amphibia (L.) S. F. Gray  -  Water Smartweed - [NF, LAB]

Upper Humber River, Harriman's Steady. Emergent. August 27, 2000. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Leaves and Inflorescence

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Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Opiz  -  Common Smartweed, Waterpepper - [NF] [i]

Pouch Cove, Shoe Cove Beach. Edge of river. Gravels. August 14, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Flowering Stem

St. John's. Bowring Park, below old Squires property. Edge of river. Gravels. August 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Flowers and Buds
Flowers and Buds
Fertile Node
Buds and Leaves
Buds and Leaves
Whole Plant

Seal Cove. Wet depression behind the beach, near old railway bridge. September 2, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Whole Plant

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Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) S. F. Gray  -  Nodding Smartweed, Pale Smartweed - [NF, LAB] [i]

Spaniard's Bay. Cultivated field, near barachois. September 8, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Spike, Closeup
Spike
Spike
Spikes
Spikes
Spikes
Inflorescence
Flowering Node
Leaf Node

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Persicaria maculosa S.F. Gray  -  Lady’s-thumb, Redshank - [NF, LAB] [i]

St. John's. Bowring Park, below old Squires property. Edge of river. Gravels. August 16, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Spike
Spike
Leaf Node

St. John's. Bowring Park, below old Squires property. Edge of river. Gravels. August 23, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Spike
Spike
Spike
Spike
Leaf

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit. High beach. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowering Stems

Spaniard's Bay. North end of beach. Gravel and cobble. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits and Leaves
Fruits and Leaves

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Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross  -  Arrowleaf Tearthumb - [NF, LAB?] [i]

Spaniard's Bay. River below "The Gorge". July 18, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowering Stem
Leaf and Stem
Whole Plant

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Diamond's Road. Urban garden. July 28, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaf

Spaniard's Bay. River below "The Gorge". August 21-22, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Stem
Stem
Inflorescence with Smut

Manuels River. Floodplain. Rocky. September 6, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers, Stem, Leaf
Flowers, Stem, Leaf
Flowers, Stem, Leaf
Flowers, with Smut

Spaniard's Bay. River below "The Gorge". September 8, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Inflorescence with Smut
Inflorescence with Smut
Inflorescence with Smut

Snow's Pond, North River, Conception Bay. Wet ditch. October 24, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruiting Head, Closeup
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Fruiting Head
Leaf, Underside

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Persicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse-Decr.  -  Alpine Bistort [NF, LAB]

L'Anse-Amour, Labrador. Limestone cliff and scree, just beyond town. July 11, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plant amongst willows

Burnt Cape. Limestone barrens. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Sterile Flowers
Sterile Flowers and Bulbils
Bulbils
Whole Plant

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Polygonum arenastrum Boreau  -  Small Leaf Knotgrass - [NF, LAB] [i]

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit. Upper beach. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

Old Shop, Newfoundland. Shingle beach. September 24, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers and Leaves
Stem
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Whole Plant

Brigus, Newfoundland. Shore gravels. September 26, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers, Unopened
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stems

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit. Upper beach. October 6, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Opened Flowers
Opened Flowers
Opened Flowers
Opened Flowers
Unopened Flowers
Unopened Flowers

Brigus, Newfoundland. Gravelly disturbed area near bridge. October 9, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers, Unopened
Flowers, Unopened
Flowers, Unopened
Seed
Whole Plant

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Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. aviculare  -  Small Leaf Knotgrass - [NF] [i]

Old Shop, Newfoundland. Shingle beach. September 24, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Flowers Unopened
Flowers Unopened
Flowers Unopened
Flowers Developing Fruit
Flowers Developing Fruit
Flowers Developing Fruit
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Stems and Leaves
Stems and Leaves

Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Gravel Spit, outside barachois bar. September 25, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stems
Flowering Stems

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Polygonum aviculare subsp. boreale (Lange) Karlson  -  Boreal Knotgrass - [NF, LAB] [i]

Brigus, Newfoundland. Gravelly disturbed area near bridge. October 9, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers, Closed
Flowers, Closed
Flowers, Closed
Flowering Stems
Flowering Stems
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Polygonum aviculare L. cf. subsp. excelsius  -  Tall Small Leaf Knotgrass - [NF] [i]

St. John's. Long's Hill. Old Holloway School property. Weedy bank. August 25, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers Developing Fruit
Flowering Node
Inflorescence
Stems
Flowering Stem

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Polygonum cf. fowleri B. L. Robinson subsp. fowleri [Final identification pending]  -  Fowler's Knotweed - [NF, LAB]

Brigus, Newfoundland. Opposite the "Stone Barn". September 26, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowering Stems
Whole Plant, Uprooted
Whole Plants

Brigus, Newfoundland. Opposite the "Stone Barn". October 9, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers, Unopened
Seed, and Flowers
Seed, and Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowering Stems

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Polygonum fowleri subsp. hudsonianum (S. J. Wolf & McNeil) Costea & Tardif  -  Hudsonian Knotweed - [NF, LAB]

Cartwright, Labrador. Shingle [saltwater] beach. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower, Developing Fruit, Stem, Leaves
Flower, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Stem, Developing Fruit
Branch Tip
Whole Plant

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Polygonum cf. oxyspermum C. A. Meyer & Bunge ex Ledebour subsp. raii (Babington) D. A. Webb & Chater [Final identification pending]  -  Ray's Knotgrass - [NF, LAB]

Bristol's Hope. Shingle behind [saltwater] barachois beach. August 17, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flower, Stem, Leaves
Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit, and Leaves [note prominent veins below]
Branch Tip [note prominent veins below]

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Polygonum sp. #1 [Identification pending]  -  -

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. Junction to Harbour Grace South. Gravelly disturbed roadside. October 10, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flowers, Closed
Flowers, Closed
Flowers, Closed
Flowers and Leafy Branch Tip
Leafy Branch Tip
Leafy Branch Tip
Leaves
Stems
Stem Bases
Stem Bases
Branches
Branches
Branches

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Polygonum sp. #2 [Final identification pending]  -  - []

Conception Bay North Bypass Highway, at Spaniard's Bay Junction. Disturbed area near overpass. Possible hydroseed influence. October 12, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Tip of Branch
Tip of Branch
Tip of Branch
Tip of Branch
Stem
Whole Plant

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Rumex acetosa L. subsp. acetosa  -  Garden Sorrel - [NF, LAB] [i]

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Old fields. June 17, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Inflorescence and Leaf
Leaf
Whole Plant

Spaniard's Bay. Near barachois. Old clearing, near fields. June 19, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Flowers
Female Flowers
Spike
Spike
Inflorescence
Whole Plant

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Old fields. June 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Inflorescence
Developing Inflorescence

Witless Bay. Gull Island. Puffin colony. Peaty soil. June 28, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers, Male
Flowers, Male
Flowers, Male
Flowers, Female
Inflorescence, Female Flowers
Inflorescence, Female Flowers
Inflorescence, Female Flowers

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Old fields. July 28, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits

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Rumex acetosella L.  -  Sheep Sorrel - [NF, LAB] [i]

St. John's. Bowring Park. Railway embankment. June 13, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Extreme Closeup of Female Flowers
Closeup of Female Flowers
Leaf

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Old Fields. June 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Female Flowers
Developing Female Flowers

Burgeo. Sandbanks Provincial Park. Dunes above western beach. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Male Flowers, Closeup
Male Flowers, Closeup
Male Flowers, Closeup
Male Flowers, Closeup
Leaves

Bay Roberts North. Coastal Trail. Rocky heath. August 3, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Female Flowers, Closeup
Female Flowers
Female Flowers and Developing Fruit
Female Flowers and Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit, Closeup
Developing Fruit, Closeup
Male Flowers, and Bug
Male Flowers, and Bug
Male Flowers, and Bug

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Rumex aquaticus L. var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn  -  Windowed Dock, Western Dock - [NF, LAB]

Cartwright, Labrador. Town beach. Wet gravels and shore meadows. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit and Stem
Leaves

St. Barbe. Deep Cove. Old meadow at former habitation site. August 6, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Fruiting Inflorescence, Portion
Fruiting Inflorescence
Leaf

New Ferrole Lighthouse. Edge of pond. Limestone area. August 6, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Whole Plant

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Rumex britannica L. [= Rumex orbiculatus A. Gray]  -  Great Water Dock - [NF]

Bristol's Hope. Barachois Pond. September 1, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plants in flooded pond.

Junction of Hodgewater Line (Makinson's) and Conception Bay North Bypass Highway. Water-filled ditch. September 8-9, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Leaves
Whole Plants in Habitat
Whole Plants in habitat

Junction of Hodgewater Line (Makinson's) and Conception Bay North Bypass Highway. Water-filled ditch. September 23, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Extreme Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Leaves
Whole Plants in Habitat
Whole Plants in Habitat

Junction of Hodgewater Line (Makinson's) and Conception Bay North Bypass Highway. Water-filled ditch. October 20, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits

Tilton. Edge of pond near south end of pine plantation. October 26, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits

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Rumex crispus L.  -  Curly Dock - [NF, LAB?] [i]

St. John's, Queen's Road. Sidewalk plant. August 29, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Leafy Stems
Leaves

St. John's. Water Street, opposite Temperance Street. Sidewalk plant. September 1, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaf
Whole Plant

South River - Clarke's Beach. Rivermouth. Just above tideline. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Leaf

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Rumex "non" crispus L. [final identification pending]  - 

Just southeast of Cox's Cove. On side of highway. July 19, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder] [NF] [e]

Flowers
Leaf, Closeup
Leaves
Whole Plant in Habitat

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Rumex longifolius DC.  -  Dooryard Dock, Longleaf Dock, Domestic Dock - [NF, LAB] [i]

Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the east Coast Trail. Wet, coastal heath. June 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Fruits
Closeup of Fruits
Leaf
Whole Plant

Clarke's Beach. Sandy, cobble, upper beach. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits
Fruiting Inflorescences
Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plants in Habitat

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Leaves
Whole Plants in Habitat

Bay Roberts North. Coastal trail. Wet swale. September 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup

South River - Clarke's Beach. Near rivermouth. September 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Whole Plant

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Shoe Cove Road. Wet, roadside ditch. September 9, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Leaves

Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the east Coast Trail. Wet, coastal heath. September 21, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Fruits
Closeup of Fruits

Shoe Cove, Pouch Cove. Shoe Cove Road. Wet, roadside ditch. September 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Extreme Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Fruits, Closeup
Fruits

Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the east Coast Trail. Wet, coastal heath. October 20, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruiting Stems

Cupids. Cupids Pond. Disturbed ground. October 27, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits

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Rumex obtusifolius L.  -  Broadleaf Dock, Bitter Dock - [NF] [i]

Grand Falls. Riverside, below paper mill. July 18, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Leaves
Whole Plant

Upper Ferry. Between tidal shore and mixed woods. July 23, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Leaf
Whole Plant

St. John's. Syme's Bridge, Waterford Valley. Waste area. August 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Fruit
Fruiting Inflorescence
Leaf
Leaf

Spaniard's Bay. Base of gravel spit. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Fruiting Inflorescence
Leaves
Whole Plant

St. John's. Catherdal Street, August 29, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Whole Plant in Habitat

St. John's. Bond Street. August 29, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits

St. John's. Long's Hill. Grounds of old Holloway School. August 29, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, with Fly

St. John's. Victoria Street. Sidewalk plant. August 30, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Whole Plants
Whole Plants in Habitat

Manuels River. Disturbed area near highway. September 6, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Inflorescence, in Early Fruit
Inflorescences

Highway to Grand Bank. Grand Beach Junction. In ditch. September 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plant

St. John's. Church of England Cathedral. Weedy area of church grounds. Oct. 8, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves
Whole Plants

Rumex pallidus Bigelow  -  White Dock, Seabeach Dock - [NF, LAB]

Clarke's Head, south end of town. Just above tideline. Shingle beach. August 8, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruiting Inflorescence
Leaves
Fruiting Stem
Whole Plants
Habitat [bottom, centre]

Peter's River. Just above tideline. Shingle beach. 2003. [Digital - Glenda Quinn]

Whole Plant

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Rumex patientia L.  -  Patience Dock - [NF] [i]

St. John's. Water Street East, near Hill 'o Chips. Damp, waste ground. September 1, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Fruits
Whole Plant in Habitat

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Rumex salicifolius Weinm. var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C. L. Hitchc.  -  Willowleaf Dock, Mexican Dock - [NF, LAB]

Spaniard's Bay. Gravel spit. August 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruits, Closeup
Fruits
Fruits
Plant in Habitat

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