Polygonaceae
Fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (17)
- Asturian
- Carbén
- Basque
- Ahago
- Bulgarian
- Красив лапад
- Catalan
- Paradella mollerosa
- Croatian
- Lijepa kiselica
- Dutch
- Fraaie zuring
- English
- Fiddle dock
- Finnish
- Soreahierakka
- German
- Schöner Ampfer
- kab
- Tasemmumt n yezgaren
- Macedonian
- Убава киселица
- Persian
- ترشک زیبا
- Slovenian
- Lepa kislica
- Spanish
- Aceda de sapo, Acedera mala, Apromaza, Arengada, Arromanza, Arromaza, Carabiza, Carben
- Swedish
- Skönskräppa
- Turkish
- Güzel labada
- Welsh
- Tafolen ganolfain
Synonyms
- Lapathum violon Garsault
- Rumex pulcher subsp. pulcher
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 38 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Rumex
- Common sorrelRumex acetosaPolygonaceae
- 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.