Delaware Wildflowers • Common names

Sheep Dock
Acetosa acetosella
Polygonaceae — Smartweed family
Non-native
Sheep Dock
Pistillate flowers

Sheep Dock
Staminate flowers
Cape Henlopen State Park
April 2002
Sheep Dock
A group of pistillate plants in a shady spot. They spread by rhizomes.
Deacons Walk Park
May 2024
Sheep Dock
Pistillate, in full sun.

Sheep Dock
Staminate
Deacons Walk Park
May 2024
Sheep Dock
Deacons Walk Park
May 2024
Sheep Dock
Deacons Walk Park
May 2024

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