Rumex brownii

{{Short description|Species of herb}}

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|image = Rumex brownii1.JPG

|genus = Rumex

|species = brownii

|authority = Campd.

|synonyms = *Rumex alcockii Rech.f.

• Rumex brownei orth. var.

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Rumex brownii, the hooked dock,{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} Browne's dock{{PLANTS|id=RUBR2|taxon=Rumex brownei|accessdate=1 February 2016}} or swamp dock, is a leafy perennial herb native to Australia, and is widespread and grows in disturbed sites. It is an introduced weed in the Pacific Islands, England,Low, T "Bush Tucker Australias Wild Food Harvest" 1989 Japan, and New Zealand.[http://www.hear.org/pier/species/rumex_brownii.htm Rumex brownii weed profile]. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

It is 50–80 cm high with variably shaped basal leaves, oblong or lanceolate, to 12 cm long, and to 4 cm wide with cordate to truncate base. The petiole is about half as long as the lamina. Flower whorls with 3–5 hooked teeth on each side and with a hooked tip.[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rumex~brownii Rumex brownii, New South Wales Flora Online] The hooks aid seed dispersal via attaching to animal fur and hair, and also human clothing.[http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/PC_93086.html Docks (Rumex sp.)], Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.