california dock

Rumex californicus

Member of docks and sorrels (genus Rumex)
knotweed family (family Polygonaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants

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• generally with leafy axillary shoots below terminal inflorescence
• no perianth tubercles
• scattered in east bay

Toxicity of dock, sorrel (Rumex spp.):
2b – These plants contain oxalate crystals but they do not cause immediate problems. These plants have tiny crystals that lodge in the kidneys and can cause kidney damage as well as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP

Months:

• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora