Category Archives: Polygonaceae

Rusts affect weeds as well as crops!

Posted on 2014/09/25 by Fay Newbery

A species of plant that is present on campus in greater numbers this year is Black bindweed, Fallopia convolulus. It has appeared in quite large numbers behind the Agriculture Buildings and also around the Harborne Building.

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Broad-leaved Dock:The plant with it’s own robot

Posted on 2011/11/27 by pplp1

  Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius), a widely-distributed member of the Polygonaceae, occurs in the grasslands and The Wilderness area of campus. Alternative names include bitter dock, due to the leaf taste, and butter dock, as it was formerly used to … Continue reading →

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