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Questions and Answers: 2022

Question: Hi, Would you help me to identify this plant (weed?) found growing out of the rocky landscape at Woodneck Beach, …

  • Question

    Hi, Would you help me to identify this plant (weed?) found growing out of the rocky landscape at Woodneck Beach, Falmouth, MA (Cape Cod). It's base looks just like a giant weed, yet it has these interesting stalks coming out of it. This is for a Biology II project I am doing. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise! Shannon

    Answer

    Dear srferando+, good afternoon. You have photographed a species of Rumex (dock) in the knotweed family. From the images provided, I cannot identify which species. There are 18 species in this genus, and I would need close-up images of the flowers/fruits to be able to assist further. Best wishes.