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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Rumex

Hierarchical position of the Genus Rumex

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Polygonanae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.       Ordo  Polygonales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 15. 1829.       Familia  Polygonaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 82. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Knotweeds       Subfamilia  Rumicoideae Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 534. Nov 1880.       Tribus  Rumiceae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 17. 1827.       Subtribus  Rumicinae C. Mey ex Ledeb. pub. Fl. Ross. 3: 495. Nov 1850.       Genus  Rumex L. pub. (1753) common name: dock

Named members of the Genus Rumex

1	Species  acetosa L. common name: sorrel, syre  (Norwegian), sour dock, herb patience, patience dock
	2    Subspecies  acetosa common name: garden sorrel 3    Subspecies  alpestris (Jacq.) A. L�ve common name: garden sorrel 4    Subspecies  pseudoxyria Tolm. common name: garden sorrel 5    Subspecies  thyrsiflorus (Fingerhuth) Hayek common name: garden sorrel
6	Species  acetosella L. common name: sheep's sorrel, dock
	7    Subspecies  angiocarpus (Murb.) Murb. syn. Rumex acetosella 8    Varietas  pyrenaeus (Pourret) Timbal-Lagrave syn. Rumex acetosella 9    Varietas  tenuifolius Wallr. syn. Rumex acetosella
10	Species  albescens Hbd. common name: Oahu dock
11	Species  alpestris Jacq. syn. Rumex acetosa ssp. alpestris
12	Species  alpinus L. common name: monk's rhubarb, Lus na Purgaid  (Gaelic)
13	Species  altissimus Wood common name: pale dock
14	Species  angiocarpus Murb. syn. Rumex acetosella
15	Species  aquaticus L.
	16    Subspecies  fenestratus (Greene) Hult�n syn. Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus 17    Varietas  fenestratus (Greene) Dorn common name: western dock 18    Subspecies  occidentalis (S. Wats.) Hult�n syn. Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus
19	Species  arcticus Trautv.
	20    Varietas  arcticus common name: arctic dock 21    Varietas  perlatus Hult�n common name: arctic dock
22	Species  beringensis Jurtzev & Petrovsky common name: Bering Sea dock
23	Species  berlandieri Meisn. syn. Rumex chrysocarpus
24	Species  britannica Amer. auct. non L. syn. Rumex orbiculatus var. borealis
25	Species  brittanicus Meisn., non L. syn. Rumex altissimus
26	Species  brownei Campd. common name: Browne's dock
27	Species  bucephalophorus L. common name: red dock
28	Species  californicus Rech. f. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
29	Species  chrysocarpus Moris common name: amamastla
30	Species  conglomeratus Murr. common name: clustered dock, green dock
31	Species  crassus Rech. f. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. crassus
32	Species  crispus L. common name: yellow dock, curly dock, Bun na Copaig  (Gaelic), curled dock
	33    Subspecies  crispus common name: curly dock 34    Subspecies  fauriei (Rech. f.) Mosyakin and W.L. Wagner common name: curly dock
35	Species  cristatus DC. common name: Greek dock
36	Species  cuneifolius Campd. syn. Rumex frutescens
37	Species  densiflorus Osterhout common name: denseflowered dock
38	Species  dentatus L.
	39    Subspecies  klotzschianus (Meisn.) Rech. f. syn. Rumex dentatus
40	Species  digyna L. syn. Oxyria digyna
41	Species  domesticus Hartman syn. Rumex longifolius
42	Species  ellipticus Greene syn. Rumex altissimus
43	Species  fascicularis Small syn. Rumex verticillatus
44	Species  fauriei Rech. f. syn. Rumex crispus ssp. fauriei
45	Species  fenestratus Greene syn. Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus
46	Species  fennicus (Murb.) Murb. syn. Rumex pseudonatronatus
47	Species  floridanus Meisn. syn. Rumex verticillatus
48	Species  frutescens Thouars common name: wedgeleaf dock
49	Species  fueginus Phil. syn. Rumex maritimus
50	Species  giganteus Ait.
	51    Varietas  nelsonii O.& I. Deg. syn. Rumex giganteus
52	Species  graminifolius J.H. Rudolphi ex Lamb. common name: grassleaf sorrel
53	Species  hastatulus Baldw. common name: heartwing sorrel
54	Species  hesperis Greene syn. Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
55	Species  hymenosepalus Torr. common name: canaigre, wild rhubarb, dock, chaad'iniih  (Navaho)
	56    Varietas  euhymenosepalus Rech. f. syn. Rumex hymenosepalus 57    Varietas  salinus (A. Nels.) Rech. f. syn. Rumex hymenosepalus
58	Species  kerneri Borb�s common name: Kerner's dock
59	Species  krausei Jurtzev & Petrovsky common name: Krause's sorrel
60	Species  lacustris Greene syn. Rumex salicifolius var. lacustris
61	Species  longifolius DC. common name: dooryard dock
62	Species  maritimus L.
	63    Varietas  athrix St. John syn. Rumex maritimus 64    Subspecies  fueginus (Phil.) Hult�n syn. Rumex maritimus 65    Varietas  fueginus (Phil.) Dusen syn. Rumex maritimus 66    Varietas  persicarioides (L.) R.S. Mitchell syn. Rumex maritimus
67	Species  mexicanus Meisn. common name: white dock
	68    Varietas  angustifolius (Meisn.) Boivin syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus 69    Varietas  sibiricus (Hult�n) Boivin syn. Rumex sibiricus 70    Varietas  strictus M.E. Peck syn. Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus 71    Varietas  subarcticus (Lepage) Boivin syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus 72    Varietas  transitorius (Rech. f.) Boivin syn. Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius
73	Species  nematopodus Rech. f. common name: Arizona dock
74	Species  obovatus Danser common name: tropical dock
75	Species  obtusifolius L. common name: bitter dock
	76    Subspecies  agrestis (Fries) Danser syn. Rumex obtusifolius 77    Subspecies  sylvestris (Wallr.) Rech. f. syn. Rumex obtusifolius 78    Varietas  sylvestris (Wallr.) Koch syn. Rumex obtusifolius
79	Species  occidentalis S. Wats.
	80    Varietas  fenestratus (Greene) Lepage syn. Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus 81    Varietas  labradoricus (Rech. f.) Lepage syn. Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus 82    Varietas  procerus (Greene) J.T. Howell syn. Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus
83	Species  orbiculatus Gray
	84    Varietas  borealis Rech. f. common name: greater water dock 85    Varietas  orbiculatus common name: greater water dock
86	Species  orthoneurus Rech. f. common name: Chiricahua Mountain dock
87	Species  pallidus Bigelow common name: seaside dock
88	Species  paraguayensis Parodi common name: Paraguayan dock
89	Species  patientia L. common name: patience dock
90	Species  paucifolius Nutt. common name: alpine dock
	91    Subspecies  gracilescens (Rech. f.) Rech. f. common name: alpine sheep sorrel 92    Varietas  gracilescens Rech. f. syn. Rumex paucifolius ssp. gracilescens 93    Subspecies  paucifolius common name: alpine sheep sorrel
94	Species  persicarioides L. syn. Rumex maritimus
95	Species  praecox Rydb. syn. Rumex densiflorus
96	Species  pratensis Mert. & Koch syn. Rumex �acutus
97	Species  pseudonatronatus Borb�s common name: field dock
98	Species  pulcher L. common name: fiddle dock
	99    Subspecies  divaricatus (L.) Murb. syn. Rumex pulcher
100	Species  pycnanthus Rech. f. syn. Rumex densiflorus
101	Species  quadrangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
102	Species  salicifolius Weinm.
	103    Varietas  angustivalvis Danser common name: willow dock 104    Varietas  crassus (Rech. f.) J.T. Howell common name: willow dock 105    Varietas  denticulatus Torr. common name: toothed willow dock 106    Varietas  lacustris (Greene) Hickman common name: lake willow dock 107    Varietas  mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. common name: Mexican dock 108    Varietas  montigenitus Jepson syn. Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus 109    Varietas  salicifolius common name: willow dock 110    Varietas  transitorius (Rech. f.) Hickman common name: willow dock 111    Subspecies  triangulivalvis Danser syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus 112    Varietas  triangulivalvis (Danser) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
113	Species  sanguineus L. common name: redvein dock
114	Species  scutatus L. common name: French sorrel
115	Species  sibiricus Hult�n common name: Siberian dock
116	Species  skottsbergii O.& I. Deg. common name: lava dock
117	Species  spinosus L. syn. Emex spinosa
118	Species  spiralis Small common name: winged dock
119	Species  stenophyllus Ledeb. common name: narrowleaf dock
120	Species  subalpinus M.E. Jones common name: subalpine dock
121	Species  subarcticus LePage syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
122	Species  tenuifolius (Wallr.) A. L�ve syn. Rumex acetosella
123	Species  thyrsiflorus Fingerhuth syn. Rumex acetosa ssp. thyrsiflorus
124	Species  tomentellus Rech. f. common name: Willow Creek dock
125	Species  transitorius Rech. f. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. transitorius
126	Species  triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f.
	127    Varietas  oreolapathum Rech. f. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
128	Species  utahensis Rech. f. syn. Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
129	Species  venosus Pursh common name: veiny dock
130	Species  verticillatus L. common name: swamp dock
131	Species  violascens Rech. f. common name: violet dock
132	Species  x acutus L. (pro sp.)
133	Species  x confusus Simonkai
134	Species  x crispobtusifolius Meisn. syn. Rumex �acutus
135	Species  x dissimilis Rech. f. (pro sp.)

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.