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Rumex obtusifolius (Bitter Dock) is a species of perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae. They are native to Yugoslavia, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Taiwan, Portugal, Czech Republic, Norway, Belgium, Estonia, Italy, Austria, Moldova, China, Sweden, Hungary, France, Albania, Bulgaria, Iran, Turkey, Romania, The Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Spain, central europe, Switzerland, Algeria, Belarus, Greece, Georgia, and Latvia. They have achenes. Flowers are visited by Cheilosia variabilis, Cetema paramyopina, Cantharis pellucida, and Melanostoma mellinum.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bitter Dock. View this species on GBIF