Clustered Dock

Clustered Dock

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus


Perennial. Grows predominantly near swamps or streams, or in seasonally wet ditches.


Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Dock
Identifying Characteristics

A herb with erect or ascending stems to 1 m. Basal and stem leaves are wedge-shaped up to 12 cm long and 4 cm wide. The inflorescence is widely branched to 50 cm long and 40 cm wide. Flowers September-January.

Distinctive Features

The flower whorls are separated by a 1-3 cm gap.

Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Large Herb (LH)
EVC types
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
High IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Rumex
Species
conglomeratus
Native to central and southern Europe and south-western Asia. Naturalized in all Australian states except the Northern Territory.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.