Polygonaceae
Rumex japonicus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 羊蹄, 羊蹄叶, 羊蹄实
- Japanese
- ギシギシ
- Korean
- 참소리쟁이, 참소루쟁이
Synonyms
- Rumex cardiocarpus Pamp.
- Rumex crispus subsp. japonicus (Houtt.) Kitam.
- Rumex crispus var. japonicus (Houtt.) Makino
- Rumex hadroocarpus Rech.f.
- Rumex regelii F.Schmidt
Photos

Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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). About our plant data.