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docks and sorrels

Rumex

Docks and sorrels are leafy plants that often grow in gardens and fields. They have a tangy taste and can be used in salads or soups. These plants are fun to explore and can be found in many places!

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens, Fields

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The docks and sorrels has long, often wavy or arrow-shaped leaves that can be deep green to reddish-purple. Its tall, slender stems bear dense clusters of tiny green, red, or brown flowers, which later form distinctive rust-colored seed heads.

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docks and sorrels

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single dock plant can create tens of thousands of seeds each year!

People have used dock leaves for ages to wrap food or soothe stings!

Some sorrel leaves taste lemony and are used in delicious soups and salads!

Their seeds can sprout up to 80 years after being buried!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tough Taproots

Docks and sorrels can grow long taproots that reach deep water, helping them survive dry periods and making them hard to pull out.

Fähigkeit

Seed Superpower

This plant produces thousands of tiny seeds that can stay alive in the soil for many decades, ready to sprout later.

Fähigkeit

Sour Shield

Docks and sorrels have oxalic acid in their leaves, which can give them a sour taste and discourage animals from eating too much.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-150 cm
Ausbreitung
20-100 cm
Blütengröße
0.1-0.3 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

caterpillars feed on leaves

eaten by

Sheep

Ovis aries

graze on young foliage

eaten by

Wood Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

eats the nutritious seeds

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Dock LeavesSorrels

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always check with an adult before touching or tasting any plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von docks and sorrels?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von docks and sorrels?

20-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von docks and sorrels?

0.1-0.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von docks and sorrels?

Late spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von docks and sorrels?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von docks and sorrels?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von docks and sorrels?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von docks and sorrels?

Wind

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