# Northern Dock

*Rumex longifolius*

Its crushed leaves are a traditional country remedy applied to soothe the burning sting of nearby growing nettles.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae › Rumex
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Meadows, pastures, roadsides, riverbanks, and disturbed ground.
- **Diet:** Photosynthetic (sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and soil nutrients).
- **Range:** North America, Northern Europe, Northern Asia
- **Size:** 60 to 120 cm tall
- **Lifespan:** 3 to 5 years (perennial)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Intensive agricultural practices and heavy herbicide application.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. Safe to touch and observe. While historically used in folk herbalism, do not ingest wild plants without expert identification due to high oxalic acid content.

## About

Rumex longifolius , commonly known as the dooryard dock or northern dock , is a perennial species of plant in the genus Rumex .

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/77fe5077-7a4f-4932-bd2b-2dd38c62ccd0
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/168241
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex longifolius
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/196090180/medium.jpeg (George Pushkal, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.