*Rumex acetosella L. SHEEP SORREL. "Near Clifton, Ontario,"
Day (1888). ). "Lewiston," Field Club, 1889. Ontario, Queen Victoria Park, Panton (1890). Ontario,
Niagara Parks System, Cameron (1895). "... very common on cultivated
ground, particularly in the vicinity of the Niagara Parks School for Apprentice
Gardeners," Hamilton (l943).
New York: Lewiston.
Open. Above wooded bank of the Niagara River, just north of gorge terminus on
the lake plain. Artpark area below the escarpment. Waste soil below planted
tree. P. M. Eckel 89111416 June 17, 1988 (BUF).
Ontario: Navy Island, northwest island
margins, northern river margins, dry, weedy clay embankment, Eckel, July 2,
1998 (BUF).
Rumex altissimus Wood, PALE DOCK, TALL DOCK
New York: DeVeaux College woods, Quercus rubra, Q. alba, Acer
saccharum, Hamamelis virginiana dry wood south (upriver) woods, open field
E of residences, Aster pilosus demotus, P. M. Eckel s.n. Sept. 23, 2001 (BUF).
*Rumex crispus L. CURLY DOCK.
"Roadsides on the mainland," Day (1888). Ontario, Queen Victoria
Park, Panton (1890). "Lewiston," Field Club, 1893. "Niagara Gorge," both
sides, Field Club, 1894. Ontario, Niagara
Parks System, Cameron (1895). Ontario: Niagara Falls, Scott, July 5, 1898,
Heimburger (1955). "... common along the roadways and in meadows,"
Hamilton (l943). New York: Cayuga Island, Eckel (1991).
New York:
Goat Island, "thickets on the River's edge to the south of the Island,"
Eckel 8705187 June 17, 1986 (BUF); Lewiston. Scovell's Knoll, elevation
several hundred yards east of the Niagara River, dense, rich dry woods with
occasional damp areas in eastern base. P. M. Eckel 880944 June 16, 1988 (BUF); City of Niagara Falls,LaSalle
section. Cayuga Island on the Niagara River, Jane Park, north side. Open
shoreside meadow on the Little Niagara river. P.M. Eckel July 9, 1988(BUF): Buckhorn Island, open, weedy e/w path,
with Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, frequent, Eckel, June 14, 1998 (BUF).
Rumex crispus X obtusifolius
Ontario: entrance to Hydro facility, just N of Niagara Glen, in seepage on
gorge crest, Eckel, Oct. 10, 1987 (BUF).
Mitchell and Dean
(1978) report this hybrid throughout New York State, and it is "recognized
by its obvious teeth on the margins of the valves of the fruiting
perianth...(probably a pentaploid)." Voss (1985) discusses this hybrid in
the Michigan flora, indicating that this plant is a sterile hybrid. It is
listed as a rare introduction in the New York flora by Mitchell (1986) and
occurs in Ontario (Morton & Venn, 1990).
*Rumex longifolius DC. YARD DOCK. (As Rumex domesticus)
Ontario: Roundhouse, Niagara Falls, Wm. Scott, June 17, 1899 (TRT), Heimburger
(1955).
Not reported as occuring in
the Niagara Frontier Region by Zander and Pierce (1979). It occurs in Ontario
(Morton & Venn, (1990). Mitchell (1968) reported it as naturalized and
escaping in New York State.
*Rumex mexicanus Meissn.
New York:
Erie Co. City of Buffalo.Alluvial soil, Niagara River. Frank W. Johnson
Aug. 9, 1924
(BUF).
*Rumex obtusifolius L. BITTER DOCK. "In similar places as (R.
crispus)," Day (1888). Ontario, Queen Victoria Park, Panton (1890).
"... occurs in similar situations (with R. crispus) which it
resembles," Hamilton (l943).
New York:
Goat Island, "edge of woods," Zenkert, July 21, 1928 (BUF); Goat
Island on the Niagara River. Weedy garden beds, west end, forest edge. P. M.
Eckel & Marguerite Eckel 880778 July 20, 1988 (BUF); Goat Island in the
Niagara River. north embankment, at the top of the slope, weedy
lawn margin (uncut plants), just west of pedestrian bridge, shaded
woods edge. P. M. Eckel s.n. July 13, 2001 (BUF); First of the Three Sisters Islands, Weedy
area to the east. P.M.Eckel 8705175 July 7, l986 (BUF); Third of the Three Sisters Islands, rather
weedy appearing vegetation from frequent visitors. P. M. Eckel 8741103 Oct. 21,
1986 (BUF); Niagara
River Gorge, old train bed, disturbed soils above, near the Rim. Frequent. With
Aster simplex, A. ericoides and other weeds. P.M.Eckel with R.H.Zander 2391985 Sept. 19, l985 (BUF).
[*Rumex sanguineus L.] BLOODY-
or RED-VEINED DOCK. Ontario, Niagara Parks System, Cameron (1895).
Ontario: Queen
Victoria Park, Cameron, Aug. 1966 (NFO).
Not listed as a floristic
element in the Niagara Frontier Region by Zander and Pierce (l979), or for New
York State by Mitchell (1986). Morton and Venn (1990) indicate the Ontario
report needs confirmation. House (1924) listed Rumex sanguineus L. as an
adventive from Europe, with reports from the area of New York City, Rochester,
and two New York counties. Mitchell
& Dean (1978) however state "Rumex
sanguineus L. is reported by House
(1924) and others as a waif. Specimens have not been seen which verify its
establishment in the State. Young plants of R.
obtusifolius often have bright red
veins, and these are sometimes mistaken for R.
sanguineus." Rumex
sanguineus sensu Schneck. non L. = Rumex obtusifolius in Jones & Fuller, l955.
Heimburger (1955)
cited a specimen of William Scott's collected at the Roundhouse, Niagara Falls,
July 17, 1899 at the University of Toronto, as Rumex fenestratus
(previously identified as R. occidentalis). R. occidentalis is
reported as occuring in Ontario (Morton & Venn, 1990 who indicate it is a
native species), but I could find no references to an occurrence in New York State
under either name.