Weed
narrowleaf dock
AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
, triangular in cross section
Reddish-brown
Smooth
The achene apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and base ends have very similar angles.
Calyx margins have jagged (incised) edges and central callosities.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Rumex spp.
Polygonaceae
Rumex stenophyllus Ledeb.
