Polygonaceae
Golden dock
Rumex maritimus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (23)
- arz
- رومكس ماريتيموس
- Bangla
- সোনালী বনপালং
- Belarusian
- Шчаўе прыморскае
- Bulgarian
- Морски лапад
- Chinese
- 刺酸模, 連明子, 假菠菜, 野菠菜, 长刺酸模
- csb
- Kòlmòrskô szczawa
- Czech
- Šťovík přímořský
- Dutch
- Goudzuring
- English
- Golden dock, Bristle dock, Seashore dock
- Estonian
- Merioblikas
- Finnish
- Keltahierakka, Tulihierakka
- French
- Patience maritime
- German
- Ufer-Ampfer, Strand-Ampfer, Strandampfer
- hsb
- Přibrjóžny zdźer
- Latvian
- Jūrmalas skābene
- Lithuanian
- Šlaitinė rūgštynė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fjærehøymol
- nv
- Ahaditʼáán, Yá nátʼoh
- Polish
- Szczaw nadmorski
- Russian
- Щавель приморский
- Slovenian
- Zlatorumena kislica
- Swedish
- Strandskräppa
- Welsh
- Tafolen felen
Synonyms
- Lapathum minus Lam.
- Rumex aureus Mill.
- Rumex fueginus Phil.
- Rumex longisetus A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov
- Rumex maritimus subsp. fueginus (Phil.) Hultén
- Rumex maritimus subsp. maritimus
- Rumex maritimus var. fueginus (Phil.) Dusén
- Rumex maritimus var. maritimus
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 114 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Matteo Marcandella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 13:08, 6 January 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Юлия, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Bitter dockRumex obtusifoliusPolygonaceae
- Water dockRumex hydrolapathumPolygonaceae
- Clustered dockRumex conglomeratusPolygonaceae
- Patience dockRumex patientiaPolygonaceae
- Alpine dockRumex alpinusPolygonaceae
- 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.