Greater Water Dock

Rumex orbiculatus A. Gray - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Red, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Greater Water Dock: Lycaena hyllus

Native Range

USA: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin
CAN: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.