Habitat:
Height:
Blooms
Feature:
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Roadsides, railway beds and car parks.
50 - 130 cm.
June - September
There are over 200 members of the Rumex genus.
It can be used as a wild leaf vegetable; the young leaves should be
boiled in several changes of water to remove as much of the oxalic acid
in the leaves as possible. Dock leaves are an excellent source of both
vitamin A and protein, and are rich in iron and potassium.
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