Polygonaceae
Scottish dock
Rumex aquaticus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- حماض الماء, حماض السواقي, حماض مائي
- arz
- حماض الماء
- Belarusian
- Шчаўе воднае
- Bulgarian
- Воден лапад
- Catalan
- Paradella aquàtica
- Chinese
- 水生酸模, 酸模叶
- Czech
- Šťovík vodní
- Dutch
- Paardenzuring, Paardezuring
- English
- Scottish dock, Western dock
- Estonian
- Vesioblikas
- Finnish
- Vesihierakka
- French
- Parelle
- German
- Wasser-Ampfer, Wasserampfer
- grc
- Ἱππολάπαθον
- hsb
- Wódny zdźer
- kw
- Tavol an dowr
- Latvian
- Ūdens skābene
- Lithuanian
- Vandeninė rūgštynė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vasshøymol
- Polish
- Szczaw wodny
- Slovenian
- Vodna kislica
- Swedish
- Hästskräppa, Hästsyra, Tjerp, Tjärp, Vattensyra
- Ukrainian
- Щавель водяний
- Welsh
- Tafolen yr Alban, Tafol y dŵr
Synonyms
- Rumex aquaticus subsp. euaquaticus Rech.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jaro Guzinski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Sauerwein, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kenraiz Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Celia Tricoche, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Игорь Загребин, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: sloweak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Николай Соболев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matti Virtala, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: artfawlo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Rumex
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- Common sheep sorrelRumex acetosellaPolygonaceae
- Curled dockRumex crispusPolygonaceae
- Bitter dockRumex obtusifoliusPolygonaceae
- Water dockRumex hydrolapathumPolygonaceae
- Clustered dockRumex conglomeratusPolygonaceae
- Golden dockRumex maritimusPolygonaceae
- Patience dockRumex patientiaPolygonaceae
- Alpine dockRumex alpinusPolygonaceae
- Dooryard dockRumex longifoliusPolygonaceae
- Compact dockRumex thyrsiflorusPolygonaceae
- Red-veined dockRumex sanguineusPolygonaceae
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.