Polygonaceae
Toothed dock
Rumex dentatus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- ضرس العجوز
- arz
- ضرس العجوز
- Bangla
- সোনালি জল পালং
- Chinese
- 齒果酸模, 齿果酸模, 牛舌草, 牛舌草花, 小羊蹄
- English
- Toothed dock, Aegean dock, Golden dock
- Finnish
- Hammashierakka
- ks
- اۆبُج, اَبُج
- lah
- جنگلی پالک
- Persian
- ترشک دندانهدار
- Punjabi
- ਜੰਗਲੀ ਪਾਲਕ
- Swedish
- Tandskräppa
- Urdu
- جنگلی پالک
- Welsh
- Tafolen ddanheddog
Synonyms
- Rumex dentatus subsp. klotzschianus (Meisn.) Rech.f.
- Rumex halacsyi C.Rechinger
- Rumex klotzschianus Meisn.
- Rumex limosus Thuill.
- Rumex nipponicus Franch. & Sav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- 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.