Rumex britannica Linnaeus

Rumex britannica Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2005.

Vernacular names

• patience orbiculaire Darbyshire et al., 2000
• patience orbiculée Louis-Marie, 1953
• rumex orbiculaire Marie-Victorin, 1995

• greater water dock FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• British dock FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• great water dock Harms, 2006
• water dock Darbyshire et al., 2000

Synonyms

• Rumex britannica var. borealis Rechinger f. FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Rumex hydrolapathum Am. auct. non Hudson
• Rumex hydrolapathum var. americanum A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Rumex orbicularis auct.
• Rumex orbiculatus A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Rumex sanguineus auct. non Linnaeus

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Polygonaceae
Subfamily	Polygonoideae
Tribe	Rumiceae
Genus	Rumex
Species	Rumex britannica

Habit

Herb