Rumex obtusifolius Linnaeus

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

Hybrid parent of

Rumex ×pratensis Mertens & W.D.J. Koch.

Vernacular names

• patience à feuilles obtuses Darbyshire et al., 2000
• patience à feuille obtuse Louis-Marie, 1953
• patience sauvage TelaBotanica
• rumex à feuilles obtuses Marie-Victorin, 1995

• bitter dock FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• blunt-leaved dock ITIS, 2010
• broad-leaved dock FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Synonyms

• Rumex crispatulus Michaux FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Rumex obtusifolius Linnaeus subsp. obtusifolius TROPICOS
• Rumex rugelii Meisner FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

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 obtusifolius

Habit

Herb