Rumex densiflorus, July 9, 2020
Common & scientific name
Dense-flowered dock, Rumex densiflorus
Family
Buckwheat, Polygonaceae
Location
Roadside near Lincoln Creek turnoff, 9,700’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A Eurasian non-native, long-lived (50 years!), wind-pollinated so it has no scent. It makes only an occasional appearance on the Pass, generally roadside, and therefore is not a weed of great concern.