*Rumex pulcher L.pulcher

At least one of the valves with an oblong tubercle. Stem erect, with stiff upper branches spreading ± horizontally. Flower clusters 6–12-flowered. Perianth valves ovate-triangular, c. 5 mm long, reticulate, with 3–5 (rarely more) straight rigid teeth on each edge. Basal leaves oblong-cordate. Widespread. Weed of cultivation and pastures. Introd. from Europe and Asia. Fiddle Dock