Delaware Wildflowers
Acetosa acetosella
(
Rumex acetosella
)
Sheep Dock
Polygonaceae
— Smartweed family
Non-native
Cape Henlopen State Park
April 2002
Pistillate
flowers
Cape Henlopen State Park
April 2002
Staminate
flowers
New Castle County
May 2024
A group of
pistillate
plants in a shady spot. They spread by rhizomes.
New Castle County
May 2024
Pistillate
, in full sun.
New Castle County
May 2024
Staminate
New Castle County
May 2024
New Castle County
May 2024