Polygonaceae
Climbing dock
Rumex sagittatus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Klimsuring, Ranksuring, Rooisuring
- Chinese
- 箭形酸模
- English
- Climbing dock, Climbing sorrel, Rambling dock, Red sorrel
- Southern Sotho
- Bolila-bo-boholo
- ve
- Tshitamba-tshedzi
- Zulu
- Umdende
Synonyms
- Acetosa sagittata Johnson & Briggs
- Rumex scandens Burch.
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, 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). About our plant data.