Question: I had asked the ID of this plant earlier but only sent a pic of the leaf. Which wasn't helpful …
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I had asked the ID of this plant earlier but only sent a pic of the leaf. Which wasn't helpful in the identification. The Botanist needed a pic of the full plant. So here it is! I don't know if it is visible by the pic, but it is growing on the edge of a strip of scrub woods. Near a whole bunch of wild raspberry briers. If that helps. Funny thing I noticed is that across from that pic there is another strip of woods and similar plants are growing in a row. Thanks
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Dear BJamesG, thank you for posting another image of your plant. This helps and provides a generic name: Rumex (dock). This is a plant in the Polygonaceae (knotweed family). This is a group of 18 species (just in New England) and fruits are necessary (for most species) to identify them. Hopefully knowing the genus will help get you started in your research. Best wishes.
