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Rumex L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 20933

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	dock [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Caryophyllanae
	Order	Caryophyllales
	Family	Polygonaceae – knotweed, renouées, buckwheat
	Genus	Rumex L. – dock
		Direct Children:
	Species	Rumex acetosa L. – garden sorrel
	Species	Rumex acetosella L. – sheep sorrel, field sorrel, red sorrel, common sheep sorrel
	Species	Rumex albescens Hillebr. – Oahu dock
	Species	Rumex X alexidis B. Boivin – Alex's dock
	Species	Rumex alpinus L. – Munk's rhubarb
	Species	Rumex altissimus Alph. Wood – smooth dock, pale dock
	Species	Rumex aquaticus L. – western dock
	Species	Rumex arcticus Trautv. – arctic dock
	Species	Rumex beringensis Jurtzev & V.V. Petrovsky – Bering Sea dock
	Species	Rumex britannica L. – greater water dock
	Species	Rumex brownii Campd. – Browne's dock
	Species	Rumex bucephalophorus L. – red dock
	Species	Rumex californicus Rech. f.
	Species	Rumex chrysocarpus Moris – amamastla
	Species	Rumex confertus Willd. – Asiatic dock
	Species	Rumex X confusus Simonkai – confused dock
	Species	Rumex conglomeratus Murray – sharp dock, clustered dock
	Species	Rumex crassus Rech. f. – willow dock
	Species	Rumex crispus L. – curly dock, narrowleaf dock, sour dock, yellow dock
	Species	Rumex cristatus DC. – Greek dock
	Species	Rumex cuneifolius Campd. – wedgeleaf dock
	Species	Rumex densiflorus Osterh. – denseflowered dock, dense-flower dock
	Species	Rumex dentatus L. – toothed dock
	Species	Rumex X dissimilis Rech. f. (pro. sp.) – dock
	Species	Rumex ellipticus Greene – elliptic tall dock
	Species	Rumex fascicularis Small
	Species	Rumex floridanus Meisn. – Florida dock
	Species	Rumex X franktonis B. Boivin – Frankton dock
	Species	Rumex frutescens Thouars – wedgeleaf dock
	Species	Rumex fueginus Phil.
	Species	Rumex giganteus W.T. Aiton – pawale
	Species	Rumex graminifolius Georgi ex Lamb. – grassleaf sorrel
	Species	Rumex hastatulus Baldwin – heartwing dock, heartwing sorrel
	Species	Rumex hesperius Greene – Western willow dock
	Species	Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. – canaigre dock, canaigre
	Species	Rumex kerneri Borbás – Kerner's dock
	Species	Rumex krausei Jurtzev & V.V. Petrovsky – Krause's sorrel
	Species	Rumex lacustris Greene – lake willow dock
	Species	Rumex lapponicus (Hiitonen) Czernov
	Species	Rumex longifolius DC. – dooryard dock, door-yard dock
	Species	Rumex maritimus L. – bristle dock, golden dock
	Species	Rumex mexicanus Meisn. – Mexican willow, Mexican dock
	Species	Rumex nematopodus Rech. f. – Arizona dock
	Species	Rumex obovatus Danser – tropical dock
	Species	Rumex obtusifolius L. – bluntleaf dock, bitter dock
	Species	Rumex occidentalis S. Watson – western dock
	Species	Rumex orthoneurus Rech. f. – Chiricahua Mountain dock, Chiricahua dock
	Species	Rumex pallidus Bigelow – seaside dock
	Species	Rumex palustris Sm. – marsh dock
	Species	Rumex paraguayensis D. Parodi – Paraguayan dock
	Species	Rumex patientia L. – patience dock
	Species	Rumex paucifolius Nutt. – fewleaved dock, meadow dock, alpine sheep sorrel
	Species	Rumex persicarioides L.
	Species	Rumex praecox Rydb. – early dock
	Species	Rumex X pratensis Mert. & W.D.J. Koch
	Species	Rumex pseudonatronatus Borbás – field dock
	Species	Rumex pseudoxyria (Tolm.) A.P. Khokhr.
	Species	Rumex pulcher L. – fiddle dock
	Species	Rumex pycnanthus Rech. f.
	Species	Rumex rugosus Campd. – wrinkled dock
	Species	Rumex salicifolius Weinm. – willow dock
	Species	Rumex sanguineus L. – redvein dock
	Species	Rumex scutatus L. – French sorrel
	Species	Rumex sibiricus Hultén – Siberian dock
	Species	Rumex skottsbergii O. Deg. & I. Deg. – lava dock
	Species	Rumex spiralis Small – winged dock
	Species	Rumex stenophyllus Ledeb. – narrow-leaf dock, narrowleaf dock
	Species	Rumex subarcticus Lepage – subarctic willow dock, subarctic dock
	Species	Rumex thyrsiflorus Fingerh. – garden sorrel
	Species	Rumex tomentellus Rech. f. – Willow Creek dock
	Species	Rumex transitorius Rech. f. – willow dock
	Species	Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. – triangular-valved dock, white willow dock, white dock
	Species	Rumex utahensis Rech. f.
	Species	Rumex venosus Pursh – veiny dock
	Species	Rumex verticillatus L. – swamp dock
	Species	Rumex vesicarius L.
	Species	Rumex violascens Rech. f. – violet dock

References


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	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Rumex

	Source:	Polygonaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Rumex

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Rumex

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Rumex

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