Rumex
Encyclopedia
The docks and sorrel
s, genus
Rumex L.
, are a genus of about 200 species of annual
, biennial
and perennial
herb
s in the buckwheat
family Polygonaceae
.
Members of this family are very common perennial herbs growing mainly in the northern hemisphere
, but various species have been introduced almost everywhere.
Some are nuisance weed
s (and are sometimes called dockweed or dock weed), but some are grown for their edible leaves
.
Rumex species are used as food plants by the larva
e of a number of Lepidoptera
species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex.
They are erect plants, usually with long tap roots. The fleshy to leathery leaves form a basal rosette at the root. The basal leaves may be different from those near the inflorescence
. They may or may not have stipule
s. There are minor leaf veins. The leaf blade margins are entire or crenate.
The usually inconspicuous flower
s are carried above the leaves in clusters. The fertile flowers are mostly hermaphrodite
, or they may be functionally male or female. The flowers and seeds grow on long clusters at the top of a stalk emerging from the basal rosette; in many species the flowers are green, but in some (such as sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella
) the flowers and their stems may be brick-red. Each seed is a 3-sided achene, often with a round tubercle on one or all three sides.
) used to be called butter dock because its large leaves were used to wrap and conserve butter
.
Rumex hymenosepalus
has been cultivated in the Southwestern US as a source of tannin
(roots contain up to 25 percent tannin), for use in leather tanning, while leaves and stems are used for a mordant-free mustard-colored dye
.
The leaves of most species contain oxalic acid
and tannin
, and many have astringent
and slightly purgative qualities. Some species with particularly high levels of oxalic acid are called sorrels (including sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella
, common sorrel, Rumex acetosa and French sorrel, Rumex scutatus), and some of these are grown as pot herbs or garden herb
s for their acidic taste.
In Western Europe, dock leaves are a traditional remedy for the sting of nettles
, and suitable larger docks (such as broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius or curled dock Rumex crispus) often grow conveniently in similar habitats to the common nettle (Urtica dioica).
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Sorrel
Common sorrel or garden sorrel , often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable...
s, genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Rumex L.
Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, are a genus of about 200 species of annual
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
, biennial
Biennial plant
A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots , then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months. Usually the stem remains very short and the leaves are low to the ground, forming...
and perennial
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herb
Herb
Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
s in the buckwheat
Buckwheat
Buckwheat refers to a variety of plants in the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, the North American genus Eriogonum, and the Northern Hemisphere genus Fallopia. Either of the latter two may be referred to as "wild buckwheat"...
family Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants known informally as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family"— "buckwheat family" in the United States. The name is based on the genus Polygonum and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 in his book, Genera Plantarum. The name refers...
.
Members of this family are very common perennial herbs growing mainly in the northern hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
, but various species have been introduced almost everywhere.
Some are nuisance weed
Weed
A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to...
s (and are sometimes called dockweed or dock weed), but some are grown for their edible leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
.
Rumex species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of a number of Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex.
Description
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
. They may or may not have stipule
Stipule
In botany, stipule is a term coined by Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side of the base of a leafstalk...
s. There are minor leaf veins. The leaf blade margins are entire or crenate.
The usually inconspicuous flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s are carried above the leaves in clusters. The fertile flowers are mostly hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite
In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes.Many taxonomic groups of animals do not have separate sexes. In these groups, hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which both...
, or they may be functionally male or female. The flowers and seeds grow on long clusters at the top of a stalk emerging from the basal rosette; in many species the flowers are green, but in some (such as sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella is a species of sorrel, also known as Acetosella vulgaris Fourr, bearing the common names sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed, and field sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and...
) the flowers and their stems may be brick-red. Each seed is a 3-sided achene, often with a round tubercle on one or all three sides.
Uses
These plants have many uses. Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius, commonly known as Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Dock Leaf or Butter Dock, is a perennial weed, native to Europe but can now be found in the United States and many other countries around the world....
) used to be called butter dock because its large leaves were used to wrap and conserve butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
.
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex hymenosepalus
Rumex hymenosepalus, commonly known as canaigre, ganagra, wild rhubarb, Arizona dock, or tanner's dock, is a perennial flowering plant which is native to the United States and Mexico. It has been cultivated in the southwestern United States as the roots are a good source of tannin, for use in...
has been cultivated in the Southwestern US as a source of tannin
Tannin
A tannin is an astringent, bitter plant polyphenolic compound that binds to and precipitates proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.The term tannin refers to the use of...
(roots contain up to 25 percent tannin), for use in leather tanning, while leaves and stems are used for a mordant-free mustard-colored dye
Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....
.
The leaves of most species contain oxalic acid
Oxalic acid
Oxalic acid is an organic compound with the formula H2C2O4. This colourless solid is a dicarboxylic acid. In terms of acid strength, it is about 3,000 times stronger than acetic acid. Oxalic acid is a reducing agent and its conjugate base, known as oxalate , is a chelating agent for metal cations...
and tannin
Tannin
A tannin is an astringent, bitter plant polyphenolic compound that binds to and precipitates proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.The term tannin refers to the use of...
, and many have astringent
Astringent
An astringent substance is a chemical compound that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application. The word "astringent" derives from Latin adstringere, meaning "to bind fast"...
and slightly purgative qualities. Some species with particularly high levels of oxalic acid are called sorrels (including sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella is a species of sorrel, also known as Acetosella vulgaris Fourr, bearing the common names sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed, and field sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and...
, common sorrel, Rumex acetosa and French sorrel, Rumex scutatus), and some of these are grown as pot herbs or garden herb
Herb
Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
s for their acidic taste.
In Western Europe, dock leaves are a traditional remedy for the sting of nettles
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle or common nettle, Urtica dioica, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America, and is the best-known member of the nettle genus Urtica...
, and suitable larger docks (such as broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius or curled dock Rumex crispus) often grow conveniently in similar habitats to the common nettle (Urtica dioica).
Species
- Rumex acetosa – Sorrel, Common Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, Narrow-leaved Dock, Spinach Dock
- Rumex acetosellaRumex acetosellaRumex acetosella is a species of sorrel, also known as Acetosella vulgaris Fourr, bearing the common names sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed, and field sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and...
- Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sheep Sorrel, Field Sorrel, Red Sorrel- Rumex acetosella ssp. acetosella
- Rumex acetosella ssp. acetoselloides
- Rumex acetosella ssp. multifidus
- Rumex acetosella ssp. pyrenaicus - Round-seeded Sheep's Sorrel
- Rumex x acutus - Acute Dock
- Rumex albescens - Oahu Dock
- Rumex x alexidis - Alex's Dock
- Rumex alpestris
- Rumex alpinus - Alpine Dock, Monk's Rhubarb
- Rumex altissimus - Pale Dock, Smooth Dock, Peach-leaf Dock
- Rumex angiocarpus
- Rumex aquaticus L. – Western Dock
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. aquaticus
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus - Arctic Dock
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. protractus
- Rumex aquaticus x longifolius
- Rumex aquitanicus
- Rumex azoricus
- Rumex balcanicus
- Rumex beringensis - Bering Sea Dock
- Rumex brownei - Browne's Dock
- Rumex browniiRumex browniiRumex brownii is a leafy perennial herb native to Australia, and is widespread and grows in disturbed sites.It is 50–80 cm high with variably shaped basal leaves, oblong or lanceolate, to 12 cm long, and to 4 cm wide with cordate to truncate base. The petiole is about half as long as the lamina...
- Swamp Dock - Rumex bucephalophorus - Red Dock
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. aegaeus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. canariensis
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. gallicus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. hispanicus
- Rumex bucephalophorus var. aegaeus
- Rumex bucephalophorus var. subaegaeus
- Rumex chrysocarpus - Amamastla
- Rumex confertus Willd. – Asiatic Dock
- Rumex x confusus - Confused Dock
- Rumex conglomeratus – Clustered Dock, Sharp Dock
- Rumex costaricensis
- Rumex crispus – Curled Dock, Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock, Garden Patience Narrow-leaved Dock
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
- Rumex crispus subsp. uliginosus
- Rumex crispus x confertus
- Rumex crispus x longifolius
- Rumex crispus x obtusifolius
- Rumex crispus x patientia
- Rumex crispus x pulcher
- Rumex cristatus : Greek Dock
- Rumex cristatus subsp. cristatus
- Rumex cristatus subsp. kerneri
- Rumex crystallinus - Shiny Dock
- Rumex densiflorus - Dense-flower or -flowered Dock
- Rumex dentatusRumex dentatusRumex dentatus is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name toothed dock. It is native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa, and it is widely known elsewhere as an introduced species and a common roadside weed. It grows in disturbed habitat, often in moist areas,...
- Toothed Dock- Rumex dentatus subsp. dentatus
- Rumex dentatus subsp. halacsyi
- Rumex dentatus subsp. reticulatus
- Rumex diclinis
- Rumex digynus
- Rumex dimidiatus
- Rumex dimorphophyllus
- Rumex x dissimilis - Dock
- Rumex x dobrogensis
- Rumex x dolosus
- Rumex dregeanus
- Rumex drobovii
- Rumex drummondii
- Rumex × dufftii
- Rumex dumosiformis
- Rumex dumosus - Wiry Dock
- Rumex dumosus var. dumosus
- Rumex × dumulosus
- Rumex durispissimus
- Rumex ecklonianus
- Rumex ecuadoriensis
- Rumex elbrusensis
- Rumex ellenbeckii
- Rumex engelmanni
- Rumex ephedroides
- Rumex erosus
- Rumex x erubescens
- Rumex erythrocarpus
- Rumex esquirolii
- Rumex euxinus
- Rumex evenkiensis
- Rumex x exspectatus
- Rumex x fallacinus
- Rumex fascicularis
- Rumex fascilobus
- Rumex fenestratus subsp. puberulus
- Rumex fimbriatus
- Rumex x finitimus
- Rumex flexicaulis
- Rumex flexuosiformis
- Rumex flexuosus
- Rumex foliosus
- Rumex fontano-paludosus
- Rumex foveolatus
- Rumex x franktonis - Frankton Dock
- Rumex fraternus
- Rumex fringillimontanus
- Rumex frutescens - Wedgeleaf Dock
- Rumex fueginus
- Rumex fueginus var. brachythrix
- Rumex fueginus var. ovato-cordatus
- Rumex fueginus var. tanythrix
- Rumex fueginus var. typicus
- Rumex gamsii
- Rumex gangotrianus
- Rumex gieshueblensis
- Rumex giganteus - Pawale
- Rumex ginii
- Rumex gmelini
- Rumex gmelinii var. latus
- Rumex gombae
- Rumex gracilescens
- Rumex gracilipes
- Rumex graminifoliusRumex graminifoliusRumex graminifolius, common name Grassleaf sorrel, is a species of the genus Rumex and the knotweed family Polygonaceae....
- Grassleaf Sorrel - Rumex granulosus
- Rumex x griffithii
- Rumex x grintzescui
- Rumex gussonii
- Rumex x gusuleacii
- Rumex hadmocarpus
- Rumex halophilus
- Rumex hararensis
- Rumex hasslerianus
- Rumex hastatulus - Heartwing Dock, Heartwing Sorrel
- Rumex hastatus
- Rumex hayekii
- Rumex hazslinszkyanus
- Rumex x heimerlii
- Rumex hellenicus
- Rumex henrardi
- Rumex hesperius
- Rumex × heteranthos
- Rumex heterophylus
- Rumex hexagynus
- Rumex hippiatricus
- Rumex hirsutus
- Rumex horizontalis
- Rumex hoschedei
- Rumex hostilis
- Rumex hultenii
- Rumex hungaricus
- Rumex x hybridus
- Rumex hydrolapathumRumex hydrolapathumRumex hydrolapathum Huds. is a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia...
- Great Water Dock - Rumex hymenosepalusRumex hymenosepalusRumex hymenosepalus, commonly known as canaigre, ganagra, wild rhubarb, Arizona dock, or tanner's dock, is a perennial flowering plant which is native to the United States and Mexico. It has been cultivated in the southwestern United States as the roots are a good source of tannin, for use in...
- Canaigre, Canaigre Dock - Rumex x impurus
- Rumex inconspicuus
- Rumex integer
- Rumex integrifolia
- Rumex x intercedens
- Rumex intermedius
- Rumex intermedius ssp. algarbiensis
- Rumex intermedius ssp. lusitanicus
- Rumex interruptus
- Rumex x inundatus
- Rumex iseriensis
- Rumex jacutensis
- Rumex japonicus
- Rumex x johannis-moorei
- Rumex kamtshadalus
- Rumex kaschgaricus
- Rumex x kaschmirianus
- Rumex kerneriRumex kerneriRumex kerneri is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name Kerner's dock. It is native to Europe. It has also been observed in California as an introduced species and roadside weed. It is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem from a thick taproot,...
- Kerner's Dock - Rumex khekii
- Rumex x khorasanicus
- Rumex x knafii
- Rumex komarovii
- Rumex krausei - Krause's Sorrel
- Rumex lachanus
- Rumex lacustris
- Rumex lanceolatus
- Rumex langloisii
- Rumex lanuginosus
- Rumex lapponicus
- Rumex lanuginosus
- Rumex latifolius
- Rumex lativalvis
- Rumex leptocaulis
- Rumex leptophyllus
- Rumex limoniastrum
- Rumex linearis
- Rumex x lingulatus
- Rumex litoralis
- Rumex lonaczewskii
- Rumex longifoliusRumex longifoliusRumex longifolius, commonly known as Dooryard Dock or Northern Dock is a plant species of the genus Rumex.A variety has been described:* Rumex longifolius var. nanus...
– Dooryard Dock, Northern Dock - Rumex longisetus
- Rumex lorentzianus
- Rumex x lousleyi
- Rumex ludovicianus
- Rumex lugdunensis
- Rumex lunaria
- Rumex luxurians
- Rumex x lycheanus
- Rumex maderensis
- Rumex magellanicus
- Rumex magellanicus var. donatii
- Rumex magellanicus var. dusenii
- Rumex maritimusRumex maritimusRumex maritimus is an annual plant species of the genus Rumex.-External links:****...
– Golden Dock, Bristle Dock, Seashore Dock - Rumex marschallianus
- Rumex maximus
- Rumex megalophyllus
- Rumex meyeri
- Rumex × mezei
- Rumex microcarpus
- Rumex microdon
- Rumex x mirabilis
- Rumex mixtus
- Rumex moedlingensis
- Rumex x monistrolensis
- Rumex montanus
- Rumex monticola
- Rumex muelleri
- Rumex x munshii
- Rumex muretii
- Rumex muricatus
- Rumex x nankingensis
- Rumex natalensis
- Rumex neglectus
- Rumex nematopodus - Arizona Dock
- Rumex nemorosus
- Rumex nepalensis
- Rumex nervosus
- Rumex nevadensis
- Rumex nigricans
- Rumex nikkoensis
- Rumex nivalisRumex nivalisRumex nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is endemic to Europe.The plant was first discovered by Alexander Moritzi in 1836 in the Swiss Alps. It is most plentiful at 7000 feet above sea level....
- Rumex oblongifolius
- Rumex obovatus Danser – Tropical Dock
- Rumex obtusifoliusRumex obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius, commonly known as Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Dock Leaf or Butter Dock, is a perennial weed, native to Europe but can now be found in the United States and many other countries around the world....
– Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Butter Dock - Rumex obtusifolius ssp. obtusifolius
- Rumex occidentalis
- Rumex occidentalis var. perplexus
- Rumex occultans
- Rumex ochotensis
- Rumex orbiculatus - Great Water Dock
- Rumex orientalis
- Rumex orthoneurus - Chiricahua Mountain Dock
- Rumex x oryzetorum
- Rumex osswaldii
- Rumex oxysepalus
- Rumex x pakistanicus
- Rumex pallidus - Seaside Dock
- Rumex palustrisRumex palustrisRumex palustris or Marsh Dock is a plant species of the genus Rumex.The species was mentioned by Leonard Plukenet, based on a collection made by Isaac Rand. The authority of the accepted description, Rumex palustris, was James Edward Smith...
– Marsh Dock - Rumex x palustroides
- Rumex pamiricus
- Rumex x pannonicus
- Rumex papilio
- Rumex paraguayensis - Paraguayan Dock
- Rumex patagonicus
- Rumex patientiaRumex patientiaPatience Dock , also known as "garden patience", "herb patience", or "monk's rhubarb", is a herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus Rumex, belonging to the family Polygonaceae. In spring it is often consumed as a leaf vegetable in Eastern Europe, especially in Bulgaria and Serbia...
– Patience Dock, Garden Patience, Monk's Rhubarb - Rumex paucifoliusRumex paucifoliusRumex paucifolius is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name alpine sheep sorrel. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to California to Colorado, where it grows in moist areas in mountainous habitat, up to areas of alpine climate...
- Alpine Sheep Sorrel, Fewleaved Dock, Meadow Dock - Rumex peisonis
- Rumex peregrinus
- Rumex persicaris
- Rumex peruanus
- Rumex pictus
- Rumex pilatensis
- Rumex planivalvis
- Rumex polycarpus
- Rumex polygamus
- Rumex polyklonos
- Rumex polyrrhizus
- Rumex ponticus
- Rumex popovii
- Rumex praecox
- Rumex pratensis
- Rumex procerus
- Rumex x promiscuus
- Rumex x propinquus
- Rumex protractus
- Rumex pseudonatronatus - Field Dock
- Rumex x pseudopulcher
- Rumex pseudoscutatus
- Rumex pseudoxyria
- Rumex pulcherRumex pulcherRumex pulcher is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name fiddle dock. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa and it can be found elsewhere, including parts of North America, as an introduced species and a roadside weed. Europe...
- Fiddle Dock- Rumex pulcher ssp. divaricatus
- Rumex pulcher ssp. pulcher
- Rumex pulcher ssp. woodsii
- Rumex quarrei
- Rumex raulini
- Rumex rechingerianus
- Rumex rectinervius
- Rumex recurvatus
- Rumex x rhaeticus
- Rumex rhodesius
- Rumex x romanicus
- Rumex romassa
- Rumex x rosemurphyae
- Rumex roseus
- Rumex rossicus
- Rumex rothschildianus
- Rumex rupestris - Shore Dock
- Rumex ruwenzoriensis
- Rumex sagittatusAcetosa sagittataAcetosa sagittata, commonly known as turkey rhubarb or rambling dock or potato vine, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to southern Africa, which has become a weed in Australia and New Zealand.-Taxonomy:...
- Rambling Dock - Rumex x sagorski
- Rumex salicetorum
- Rumex salicifoliusRumex salicifoliusRumex salicifolius is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name willow dock. It is native to much of western North America and it can be found in parts of Europe as an introduced species and a roadside weed...
- Willow Dock, Willow-leaved Dock- Rumex salicifolius ssp. angustivalvis
- Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
- Rumex salicifolius f. escallosus
- Rumex salicifolius ssp. montigenitus
- Rumex salicifolius var. nudivalvis
- Rumex salicifolius var. oreolapathum - Willow Dock
- Rumex salicifolius var. triangularis
- Rumex salicifolius var. trigranis
- Rumex salinus
- Rumex samuelssoni
- Rumex sanguineus L. – Wood Dock, Redvein Dock
- Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus - Bloody Dock, Blood Dock, Bloodwort, Bloody Wood Dock http://www.paghat.com/rumex.html
- Rumex sanninensis
- Rumex schimperi
- Rumex schischkinii
- Rumex x schmidtii
- Rumex x schreberi
- Rumex x schultzei
- Rumex scutatusRumex scutatusFrench Sorrel is a plant in the buckwheat family, used as a culinary herb. Its common names include buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel, and sometimes the culinary name "green-sauce"....
- French Sorrel, Leaf-shield Sorrel- Rumex scutatus ssp. gallaecicus
- Rumex sellowianus
- Rumex semigraecus
- Rumex shultzii
- Rumex sibiricus - Siberian Dock
- Rumex similans
- Rumex x similatus
- Rumex simonkaianus
- Rumex simpliciflorus
- Rumex sinuatus
- Rumex x skofitzi
- Rumex skottsbergiiRumex skottsbergiiRumex skottsbergii, or more commonly known as Lava Dock, is a shrub of the genus Rumex. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known as . is often one of the first plants to be found on fresh lava flows and grows in extremely arid conditions....
- Lava Dock - Rumex songaricus
- Rumex x sorkhabadensis
- Rumex spathulatus
- Rumex spiralis - Winged Dock
- Rumex spurius
- Rumex stenoglottis
- Rumex stenophyllusRumex stenophyllusRumex stenophyllus is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name narrowleaf dock. It is native to Eurasia and it can be found in parts of North America as an introduced species and roadside weed. It grows in moist and wet habitat, often in areas with saline soils...
- Rumex subalpinus - Subalpine Dock
- Rumex subarcticus
- Rumex x subdubius
- Rumex subrotundus
- Rumex subtrilobus
- Rumex subvirescens
- Rumex suffruticosus
- Rumex suzukianus
- Rumex sylvaticus
- Rumex sylvestris
- Rumex x talaricus
- Rumex tenax
- Rumex tenellus
- Rumex thyrsiflorusRumex thyrsiflorusRumex thyrsiflorus, also known commonly as the compact dock or thyrse sorrel, is a perennial herb, which grows in meadows and wasteland in most parts of Europe. It is somewhat similar to common sorrel .- External links :...
- Rumex thyrsoides
- Rumex tianschanicus
- Rumex tibeticus
- Rumex tingitanus
- Rumex tmoleus
- Rumex toepffieri
- Rumex tolimensis
- Rumex tomentellus - Willow Creek Dock
- Rumex × transbaicalicus
- Rumex triangularis
- Rumex triangulivalvis
- Rumex trifidus
- Rumex trinervius
- Rumex tuberosus
- Rumex tunetanus
- Rumex turcestanicus
- Rumex ucranicus
- Rumex x ujskensis
- Rumex x uludaghensis
- Rumex uncinulatus
- Rumex undulatus
- Rumex ursinus
- Rumex uruguayensis
- Rumex ussuriensis
- Rumex usticanus
- Rumex utahensis
- Rumex venosusRumex venosusRumex venosus is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names veiny dock, winged dock, and wild-begonia . While not of any particular agricultural use, its cousins Rhubarb and Buckweat are...
- Veiny Dock or Sand Dock - Rumex verrietianus
- Rumex verticillatus - Swamp Dock, Water Dock
- Rumex vesceritensis
- Rumex vesicarius - Bladderdock
- Rumex violascens - Violet Dock
- Rumex wachteri
- Rumex x weberi
- Rumex × wildtianus
- Rumex woodii
- Rumex woodsii
- Rumex x wrightii
- Rumex × xenogenus
- Rumex yezoensis
- Rumex yungningensis
- Rumex zsakii
External links
- Rumex acetosella; Missouri Botanical Garden's efloras.org.
- Edibility of Dock: Identification and edible parts of Rumex spp.
Video:- Dock (Rumex) As Wild Edible Food Part 1 | Frank Cook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dib1zO5YNbM&feature=autoplay&list=ULUuBIoHflW38&index=8&playnext=1