Photographs: Foynes, Co. Limerick

Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Copóg choille Family: Polygonaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Tiny reddish-green flowers in branched, well-separated clusters, the flowering branches growing at an acute angle to stem. Leaves narrowly oval-lanceolate with rounded bases and are occasionaly red-veined. Common in woods, waste ground and on roadsides. Grows on a range of soils, but prefers damp, shaded clay. Similar: Clustered Dock, Rumex conglomeratus

Wood Dock, Rumex sanguineus, Copóg choille