Rumex bidens
Mud Dock
Perennial herb rooting from lower stem nodes, forming extensive floating mats, emergent stems erect. Stem hollow, swollen.
Additional information
- FamilyPolygonaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-0.8 m high
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesNarrow lance-shaped leaves with wavy margins to 20 cm x 3 cm on long stalks, becoming smaller and stalkless up the stem.
- Flower colourGreen
- Flowering timeMost of the year, especially October to February
- FlowersErect flowering stem to 50 cm high. Clusters of tiny flowers in separated rings along stem.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsAquatic or semi-aquatic on the margins of lakes and billabongs, slow-moving water and wet depressions. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useUse along dam and pond walls in mud or shallow water.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Ken Harris ©; 4 M. Moir, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2, 5 Colleen Miller ©
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