Plants : PolygonaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Rumex hydrolapathum Hudson

Water Dock

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Rumex hydrolapathum

Description: This is the largest of the docks (dockens). It is found in swamps, fens or lake margins in a few areas.

Lecale and the Erne basin are two areas where the species is very frequent.

All names: Rumex hydrolapathum Hudson

Distribution Map from NBN: Rumex hydrolapathum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Rumex hydrolapathum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Rumex hydrolapathum. Hudson. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3780. Accessed on 2026-11-02.