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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
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyPolygonaceae  – knotweed, renouées, buckwheat  
                               GenusRumex 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 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  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   
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