Rumex brownii

Rumex brownii, the hooked dock,^[1] Browne's dock^[2] or swamp dock, is a leafy perennial herb native to Australia, and is widespread and grows in disturbed sites. It is an introduced weed in the Pacific Islands, England,^[3] Japan, and New Zealand.^[4]

Rumex brownii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Rumex
Species:	R. brownii
Binomial name
Rumex brownii Campd.
Synonyms
Rumex alcockii Rech.f. Rumex brownei orth. var.

It is 50–80 cm high with variably shaped basal leaves, oblong or lanceolate, to 12 cm long, and to 4 cm wide with cordate to truncate base. The petiole is about half as long as the lamina. Flower whorls with 3–5 hooked teeth on each side and with a hooked tip.^[5] The hooks aid seed dispersal via attaching to animal fur and hair, and also human clothing.^[6]

Uses

Leaf used as a blanched leafy vegetable.