Polygonaceae
Alpine dock
Rumex alpinus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (22)
- Armenian
- Ավելուկ ալպիական
- arz
- رومكس البينوس
- Bulgarian
- Алпийски лапад
- Catalan
- Paradella alpina, Rapòntic, Roma, Ruibarbre de frare, Oseille des alpes
- Czech
- Šťovík alpský
- English
- Alpine dock, Munk's rhubarb, Monk's rhubarb
- Finnish
- Alppihierakka
- French
- Oseille des alpes, Rhubarbe des moines, Patience des Alpes
- German
- Alpen-Ampfer, Alpenampfer, Alpenblacken, Oseille des alpes
- hsb
- Alpski zdźer
- Hungarian
- Havasi lórom
- Lithuanian
- Oseille des alpes
- Macedonian
- Алпски штавеј
- Persian
- ترشک آلپ
- Polish
- Szczaw alpejski
- Serbian
- Alpski štavelj
- Slovak
- Štiavec alpínsky
- Slovenian
- Alpska kislica
- Spanish
- Romaza alpina, Ruibarbo alpino, Lapathum alpinum, Lapathum montanum, Lapathum rotundifolium, Rheum rhaponticum
- Swedish
- Alpskräppa, Oseille des alpes
- Turkish
- Dağ labadası
- Ukrainian
- Щавель альпійський
Synonyms
- Acetosa alpina Moench
- Rhabarbarum monachorum Garsault
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Negro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Timéo Gosciniak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tristan Haab, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Rumex
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- Bitter dockRumex obtusifoliusPolygonaceae
- Water dockRumex hydrolapathumPolygonaceae
- Clustered dockRumex conglomeratusPolygonaceae
- Golden dockRumex maritimusPolygonaceae
- Patience dockRumex patientiaPolygonaceae
- Dooryard dockRumex longifoliusPolygonaceae
- Compact dockRumex thyrsiflorusPolygonaceae
- Red-veined dockRumex sanguineusPolygonaceae
- Scottish dockRumex aquaticusPolygonaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.