Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Polygonaceae (Knotgrass family)
Genus: Rumex (Sorrel)
Rumex acetosella L. - Sheep's Sorrel
Rumex scutatus L. - French Sorrel
Rumex acetosa L. - Common Sorrel
Rumex arifolius All. - Maiden Sorrel
Rumex thyrsiflorus Fingerh. - Eared Dock
Rumex nivalis Hegetschw. - Snow Dock
Rumex longifolius DC. - Northern Dock
Rumex aquaticus L. - Scottish Dock
Rumex alpinus L. - Monk's-Rhubarb
Rumex patientia L. - Patience Dock
Rumex crispus L. - Curled Dock
Rumex stenophyllus Ledeb. - Narrowleaf Dock
Rumex conglomeratus Murray - Clustered Dock
Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. - Willow-Leaved Dock
Rumex sanguineus L. - Wood Dock
Rumex hydrolapathum Huds. - Water Dock
Rumex obtusifolius L. - Broad-Leaved Dock
Rumex pulcher L. - Fiddle Dock
Rumex palustris Sm. - Marsh Dock
Rumex maritimus L. - Golden Dock
10–60 cm tall, <b>annual or biennial</b>, <b>flowers mostly ⚥</b>, if unisexual plants monoecious. <span class="v1">plants:</span> <ba><b>yellowish at fruit maturity</b></ba>. <span class="v1">inner tepals:</span> <b>at least <i>1</i> with a tubercl...
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, ruderal vegetation
in nutritious, alkaline, moist to wet, periodically flooded, occasionally saline habitats