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Rumex2_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x<br />
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Rumex2_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA

Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x

Rumex3_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA In a field that had been farmed a few years ago. Thin, short plants with very small flowers- easy to walk on by and not pay any attention to. I was surprised by how beautiful the flowers were when magnified. I don't think the flowering branches drooped this much in the wild.<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160242/rumex_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160243/rumex2_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html<br />
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 I'm calling it Rumex acetosella, but that's mostly a guess. Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States

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"Rumex acetosella" is a species of sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive and spreading rhizome. The flowers emerge from a tall, upright stem. Female flowers are maroon in color.

Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by Jon Reck
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By Jon Reck

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Uploaded May 11, 2024. Captured May 10, 2024 14:56 in JJX7+RV Rutland Charter Township, MI, USA.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/10s
  • ISO64