I wonder if anyone could tell me how British species of Rumex (dock) are differentiated? Water dock, broad-leaf dock, curled-leaf dock and sorrel? Apart from appearances what makes these plants able to share the environment ie. do they have different soil moisture threshold etc.?
Know anything about British Rumex?
That's a good question which could be applied to any species within the same genus. Generally they will have different nutritional requirements or thrive in different conditions - for example, broad-leaved dock thrives in eutrophic soils, curled dock likes wetter conditions and sorrel thrives in poorer, more disturbed ground.
Reply:Why not have a look at Wikipedia. I guess though that different types of dock %26amp; sorrel just took different routes at some stage in their evolution and, like many of the other similar plants, now co-exist because that's what's available!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex
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