Rumex L.
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Patience dock (Rumex patientia) |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: |
Rumex L. 1753 |
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| Rumex patientia L. | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lapathum Mill. |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 92 kJ (22 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 3.2 g |
| - Dietary fiber | 2.9 g |
| Fat | 0.7 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Vitamin A equiv. | 200 μg (25%) |
| Thiamine (vit. B1) | 0.04 mg (3%) |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) | 0.1 mg (8%) |
| Niacin (vit. B3) | 0.5 mg (3%) |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.122 mg (9%) |
| Folate (vit. B9) | 13 μg (3%) |
| Vitamin C | 48 mg (58%) |
| Calcium | 44 mg (4%) |
| Iron | 2.4 mg (18%) |
| Magnesium | 103 mg (29%) |
| Manganese | 0.349 mg (17%) |
| Phosphorus | 63 mg (9%) |
| Potassium | 390 mg (8%) |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg (2%) |
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Link to USDA Database entry Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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The docks and sorrels, genus Rumex L., are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.
Members of this family are very common perennial herbs growing mainly in the northern hemisphere, but various species have been introduced almost everywhere.
Some are nuisance weeds (and are sometimes called dockweed or dock weed), but some are grown for their edible leaves.
Rumex species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex.
Description
Flowers of Curled dock (Rumex crispus) with remarkable tubercles
They are erect plants, usually with long tap roots. The fleshy to leathery leaves form a basal rosette at the root. The basal leaves may be different from those near the inflorescence. They may or may not have stipules. There are minor leaf veins. The leaf blade margins are entire or crenate.
The usually inconspicuous flowers are carried above the leaves in clusters. The fertile flowers are mostly hermaphrodite, or they may be functionally male or female. The flowers and seeds grow on long clusters at the top of a stalk emerging from the basal rosette; in many species the flowers are green, but in some (such as sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella) the flowers and their stems may be brick-red. Each seed is a 3-sided achene, often with a round tubercle on one or all three sides.
Uses
These plants have many uses. Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius) used to be called butter dock because its large leaves were used to wrap and conserve butter.
These plants are edible. In the traditional Austrian medicine Rumex alpinus leaves and roots have been used internally for treatment of viral infections.[6]
Rumex hymenosepalus has been cultivated in the Southwestern US as a source of tannin (roots contain up to 25 percent tannin), for use in leather tanning, while leaves and stems are used for a mordant-free mustard-colored dye.
The leaves of most species contain oxalic acid and tannin, and many have astringent and slightly purgative qualities. Some species with particularly high levels of oxalic acid are called sorrels (including sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella, common sorrel, Rumex acetosa and French sorrel, Rumex scutatus), and some of these are grown as pot herbs or garden herbs for their acidic taste.[7][8]
In Western Europe, dock leaves are a traditional remedy for the sting of nettles,[9][10] and suitable larger docks (such as broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius or curled dock Rumex crispus) often grow conveniently in similar habitats to the common nettle (Urtica dioica).
Species
Broad-leaved dock leaves (Rumex obtusifolius)
- Rumex acetosa – Sorrel, Common Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, Narrow-leaved Dock, Spinach Dock
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Rumex acetosella - Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sheep Sorrel, Field Sorrel, Red Sorrel
- Rumex acetosella ssp. acetosella
- Rumex acetosella ssp. acetoselloides
- Rumex acetosella ssp. multifidus
- Rumex acetosella ssp. pyrenaicus - Round-seeded Sheep's Sorrel
- Rumex x acutus - Acute Dock
- Rumex albescens - Oahu Dock
- Rumex x alexidis - Alex's Dock
- Rumex arifolius - Maiden Sorrel, Mountain Dock
- Rumex alpinus - Alpine Dock, Monk's Rhubarb
- Rumex altissimus - Pale Dock, Smooth Dock, Peach-leaf Dock
- Rumex andinus
- Rumex angiocarpus
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Rumex aquaticus L. – Western Dock
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. aquaticus
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus - Arctic Dock
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. protractus
- Rumex aquaticus x longifolius
- Rumex aquitanicus
- Rumex arcticus
- Rumex azoricus
- Rumex balcanicus
- Rumex beringensis - Bering Sea Dock
- Rumex brownei - Browne's Dock
- Rumex brownii - Swamp Dock
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Rumex bucephalophorus - Red Dock
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. aegaeus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. canariensis
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. gallicus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. hispanicus
- Rumex bucephalophorus var. aegaeus
- Rumex bucephalophorus var. subaegaeus
- Rumex chrysocarpus - Amamastla
- Rumex confertus Willd. – Asiatic Dock
- Rumex x confusus - Confused Dock
- Rumex conglomeratus – Clustered Dock, Sharp Dock
- Rumex costaricensis
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Rumex crispus – Curled Dock, Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock, Garden Patience Narrow-leaved Dock
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
- Rumex crispus subsp. uliginosus
- Rumex crispus x confertus
- Rumex crispus x longifolius
- Rumex crispus x obtusifolius
- Rumex crispus x patientia
- Rumex crispus x pulcher
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Rumex cristatus : Greek Dock
- Rumex cristatus subsp. cristatus
- Rumex cristatus subsp. kerneri
- Rumex crystallinus - Shiny Dock
- Rumex densiflorus - Dense-flower or -flowered Dock
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Rumex dentatus - Toothed Dock
- Rumex dentatus subsp. dentatus
- Rumex dentatus subsp. halacsyi
- Rumex dentatus subsp. reticulatus
- Rumex diclinis
- Rumex digynus
- Rumex dimidiatus
- Rumex dimorphophyllus
- Rumex x dissimilis - Dock
- Rumex x dobrogensis
- Rumex x dolosus
- Rumex dregeanus
- Rumex drobovii
- Rumex drummondii
- Rumex × dufftii
- Rumex dumosiformis
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Rumex dumosus - Wiry Dock
- Rumex dumosus var. dumosus
- Rumex × dumulosus
- Rumex durispissimus
- Rumex ecklonianus
- Rumex ecuadoriensis
- Rumex elbrusensis
- Rumex ellenbeckii
- Rumex engelmanni
- Rumex ephedroides
- Rumex erosus
- Rumex x erubescens
- Rumex erythrocarpus
- Rumex esquirolii
- Rumex euxinus
- Rumex evenkiensis
- Rumex x exspectatus
- Rumex x fallacinus
- Rumex fascicularis
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Rumex fascilobus
- Rumex fenestratus subsp. puberulus
- Rumex fimbriatus
- Rumex x finitimus
- Rumex flexicaulis
- Rumex flexuosiformis
- Rumex flexuosus
- Rumex foliosus
- Rumex fontano-paludosus
- Rumex foveolatus
- Rumex x franktonis - Frankton Dock
- Rumex fraternus
- Rumex fringillimontanus
- Rumex frutescens - Wedgeleaf Dock
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Rumex fueginus
- Rumex fueginus var. brachythrix
- Rumex fueginus var. ovato-cordatus
- Rumex fueginus var. tanythrix
- Rumex fueginus var. typicus
- Rumex gamsii
- Rumex gangotrianus
- Rumex gieshueblensis
- Rumex giganteus - Pawale
- Rumex ginii
- Rumex gmelini
- Rumex gmelinii var. latus
- Rumex gombae
- Rumex gracilescens
- Rumex gracilipes
- Rumex graminifolius - Grassleaf Sorrel
- Rumex granulosus
- Rumex x griffithii
- Rumex x grintzescui
- Rumex gussonii
- Rumex x gusuleacii
- Rumex hadmocarpus
- Rumex halophilus
- Rumex hararensis
- Rumex hasslerianus
- Rumex hastatulus - Heartwing Dock, Heartwing Sorrel
- Rumex hastatus
- Rumex hayekii
- Rumex hazslinszkyanus
- Rumex x heimerlii
- Rumex hellenicus
- Rumex henrardi
- Rumex hesperius
- Rumex × heteranthos
- Rumex heterophylus
- Rumex hexagynus
- Rumex hippiatricus
- Rumex hirsutus
- Rumex horizontalis
- Rumex hoschedei
- Rumex hostilis
- Rumex hultenii
- Rumex hungaricus
- Rumex x hybridus
- Rumex hydrolapathum - Great Water Dock
- Rumex hymenosepalus - Canaigre, Canaigre Dock
- Rumex x impurus
- Rumex inconspicuus
- Rumex integer
- Rumex integrifolia
- Rumex x intercedens
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Rumex intermedius
- Rumex intermedius ssp. algarbiensis
- Rumex intermedius ssp. lusitanicus
- Rumex interruptus
- Rumex x inundatus
- Rumex iseriensis
- Rumex jacutensis
- Rumex japonicus
- Rumex x johannis-moorei
- Rumex kamtshadalus
- Rumex kaschgaricus
- Rumex x kaschmirianus
- Rumex kerneri - Kerner's Dock
- Rumex khekii
- Rumex x khorasanicus
- Rumex x knafii
- Rumex komarovii
- Rumex krausei - Krause's Sorrel
- Rumex lachanus
- Rumex lacustris
- Rumex lanceolatus
- Rumex langloisii
- Rumex lanuginosus
- Rumex lapponicus
- Rumex lanuginosus
- Rumex latifolius
- Rumex lativalvis
- Rumex leptocaulis
- Rumex leptophyllus
- Rumex limoniastrum
- Rumex linearis
- Rumex x lingulatus
- Rumex litoralis
- Rumex lonaczewskii
- Rumex longifolius – Dooryard Dock, Northern Dock
- Rumex longisetus
- Rumex lorentzianus
- Rumex x lousleyi
- Rumex ludovicianus
- Rumex lugdunensis
- Rumex lunaria
- Rumex luxurians
- Rumex x lycheanus
- Rumex maderensis
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Rumex magellanicus
- Rumex magellanicus var. donatii
- Rumex magellanicus var. dusenii
- Rumex maritimus – Golden Dock, Bristle Dock, Seashore Dock
- Rumex marschallianus
- Rumex maximus
- Rumex megalophyllus
- Rumex meyeri
- Rumex × mezei
- Rumex microcarpus
- Rumex microdon
- Rumex x mirabilis
- Rumex mixtus
- Rumex moedlingensis
- Rumex x monistrolensis
- Rumex montanus
- Rumex monticola
- Rumex muelleri
- Rumex x munshii
- Rumex muretii
- Rumex muricatus
- Rumex x nankingensis
- Rumex natalensis
- Rumex neglectus
- Rumex nematopodus - Arizona Dock
- Rumex nemorosus
- Rumex nepalensis
- Rumex nervosus
- Rumex nevadensis
- Rumex nigricans
- Rumex nikkoensis
- Rumex nivalis
- Rumex oblongifolius
- Rumex obovatus Danser – Tropical Dock
- Rumex obtusifolius – Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Butter Dock
- Rumex obtusifolius ssp. obtusifolius
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Rumex occidentalis
- Rumex occidentalis var. perplexus
- Rumex occultans
- Rumex ochotensis
- Rumex orbiculatus - Great Water Dock
- Rumex orientalis
- Rumex orthoneurus - Chiricahua Mountain Dock
- Rumex x oryzetorum
- Rumex osswaldii
- Rumex oxysepalus
- Rumex x pakistanicus
- Rumex pallidus - Seaside Dock
- Rumex palustris – Marsh Dock
- Rumex x palustroides
- Rumex pamiricus
- Rumex x pannonicus
- Rumex papilio
- Rumex paraguayensis - Paraguayan Dock
- Rumex patagonicus
- Rumex patientia – Patience Dock, Garden Patience, Monk's Rhubarb
- Rumex paucifolius - Alpine Sheep Sorrel, Fewleaved Dock, Meadow Dock
- Rumex peisonis
- Rumex peregrinus
- Rumex persicaris
- Rumex peruanus
- Rumex pictus
- Rumex pilatensis
- Rumex planivalvis
- Rumex polycarpus
- Rumex polygamus
- Rumex polyklonos
- Rumex polyrrhizus
- Rumex ponticus
- Rumex popovii
- Rumex praecox
- Rumex pratensis
- Rumex procerus
- Rumex x promiscuus
- Rumex x propinquus
- Rumex protractus
- Rumex pseudonatronatus - Field Dock
- Rumex x pseudopulcher
- Rumex pseudoscutatus
- Rumex pseudoxyria
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Rumex pulcher - Fiddle Dock
- Rumex pulcher ssp. divaricatus
- Rumex pulcher ssp. pulcher
- Rumex pulcher ssp. woodsii
- Rumex quarrei
- Rumex raulini
- Rumex rechingerianus
- Rumex rectinervius
- Rumex recurvatus
- Rumex x rhaeticus
- Rumex rhodesius
- Rumex x romanicus
- Rumex romassa
- Rumex x rosemurphyae
- Rumex roseus
- Rumex rossicus
- Rumex rothschildianus
- Rumex rupestris - Shore Dock
- Rumex ruwenzoriensis
- Rumex sagittatus - Rambling Dock
- Rumex x sagorski
- Rumex salicetorum
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Rumex salicifolius - Willow Dock, Willow-leaved Dock
- Rumex salicifolius ssp. angustivalvis
- Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
- Rumex salicifolius f. escallosus
- Rumex salicifolius ssp. montigenitus
- Rumex salicifolius var. nudivalvis
- Rumex salicifolius var. oreolapathum - Willow Dock
- Rumex salicifolius var. triangularis
- Rumex salicifolius var. trigranis
- Rumex salinus
- Rumex samuelssoni
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Rumex sanguineus L. – Wood Dock, Redvein Dock
- Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus - Bloody Dock, Blood Dock, Bloodwort, Bloody Wood Dock [1]
- Rumex sanninensis
- Rumex schimperi
- Rumex schischkinii
- Rumex x schmidtii
- Rumex x schreberi
- Rumex x schultzei
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Rumex scutatus - French Sorrel, Leaf-shield Sorrel
- Rumex scutatus ssp. gallaecicus
- Rumex sellowianus
- Rumex semigraecus
- Rumex shultzii
- Rumex sibiricus - Siberian Dock
- Rumex similans
- Rumex x similatus
- Rumex simonkaianus
- Rumex simpliciflorus
- Rumex sinuatus
- Rumex x skofitzi
- Rumex skottsbergii - Lava Dock
- Rumex songaricus
- Rumex x sorkhabadensis
- Rumex spathulatus
- Rumex spiralis - Winged Dock
- Rumex spurius
- Rumex stenoglottis
- Rumex stenophyllus
- Rumex subalpinus - Subalpine Dock
- Rumex subarcticus
- Rumex x subdubius
- Rumex subrotundus
- Rumex subtrilobus
- Rumex subvirescens
- Rumex suffruticosus
- Rumex suzukianus
- Rumex sylvaticus
- Rumex sylvestris
- Rumex x talaricus
- Rumex tenax
- Rumex tenellus
- Rumex thyrsiflorus
- Rumex thyrsoides
- Rumex tianschanicus
- Rumex tibeticus
- Rumex tingitanus
- Rumex tmoleus
- Rumex toepffieri
- Rumex tolimensis
- Rumex tomentellus - Willow Creek Dock
- Rumex × transbaicalicus
- Rumex triangularis
- Rumex triangulivalvis
- Rumex trifidus
- Rumex trinervius
- Rumex tuberosus
- Rumex tunetanus
- Rumex turcestanicus
- Rumex ucranicus
- Rumex x ujskensis
- Rumex x uludaghensis
- Rumex uncinulatus
- Rumex undulatus
- Rumex ursinus
- Rumex uruguayensis
- Rumex ussuriensis
- Rumex usticanus
- Rumex utahensis
- Rumex venosus - Veiny Dock or Sand Dock
- Rumex verrietianus
- Rumex verticillatus - Swamp Dock, Water Dock
- Rumex vesceritensis
- Rumex vesicarius - Bladderdock
- Rumex violascens - Violet Dock
- Rumex wachteri
- Rumex x weberi
- Rumex × wildtianus
- Rumex woodii
- Rumex woodsii
- Rumex x wrightii
- Rumex × xenogenus
- Rumex yezoensis
- Rumex yungningensis
- Rumex zsak
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Canada
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Ochreae present. Inflorescences terminal and axillary racemes or panicles with whorled flowers. Flowers bisexual or unisexual. Perianth segments in two whorls of 3, the outer always small and thin. Inner perianth segments enlarging and usually becoming hard in fruit, with or without swollen corky tubercles on their midribs. Nuts triquetrous, enclosed within the inner perianth segments.
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Depth range based on 8 specimens in 2 taxa.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 0.5
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Ametastegia glabrata grazes on leaf of Rumex
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / false gall
Aphis rumicis causes swelling of curled leaf of Rumex
Foodplant / sap sucker
Aphis sambuci sucks sap of live root of Rumex
Remarks: season: summer
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion curtirostre feeds within stem of Rumex
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Apion frumentarium feeds on leaf (petiole base) of Rumex
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion hydrolapathi feeds within stem of Rumex
Foodplant / gall
larva of Apion rubiginosum causes gall of stem of Rumex
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion violaceum feeds within stem of Rumex
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / pathogen
Armillaria mellea s.l. infects and damages Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Asterostroma cervicolor is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Other: unusual host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
sessile apothecium of Belonidium sulphureum is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 8-10
Foodplant / saprobe
Botryotinia fuckeliana is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Chaetocnema concinna grazes on leaf of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph of Chalara urceolata is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Foodplant / mobile cased feeder
larva of Cryptocephalus fulvus grazes in mobile case on unopened flower bud of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
effuse colony of Dendryphiella dematiaceous anamorph of Dendryphiella vinosa is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 5-9
Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Gastrophysa polygoni grazes on live, riddled with holes leaf of Rumex
Remarks: season: 8-9
Foodplant / open feeder
hypophyllous adult of Gastrophysa viridula grazes on live leaf of Rumex
Remarks: season: 4-9
Foodplant / saprobe
hysterothecium of Gloniopsis praelonga is saprobic on old, dead stem of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
apothecium of Hyalopeziza millepunctata is saprobic on dead, standing stem (near base) of Rumex
Remarks: season: (1-)4-6(-12)
Foodplant / saprobe
stalked apothecium of Hymenoscyphus scutula is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 9-11
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Hypera rumicis grazes on leaf of Rumex
Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Labidostomis tridentata grazes on live leaf of Rumex
Remarks: season: 5-7
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Lachnella alboviolascens is saprobic on dead stem (large) of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Lachnella villosa is saprobic on dead, decayed stem of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
immersed pseudothecium of Leptosphaeria macrospora is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 4-6
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
pseudothecium of Leptosphaeria ogilviensis is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
immersed or semi-immersed pseudothecium of Lophiostoma angustilabrum is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 2-10
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
immersed or semi-immersed pseudothecium of Lophiostoma caulium is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 1-12
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
partly immersed pseudothecium of Lophiostoma fuckelii var. fuckelii is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 3-10
Foodplant / saprobe
usually immersed pseudothecium of Lophiostoma vagabundum is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 1-12
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Mantura obtusata grazes on leaf of Rumex
Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Mantura rustica grazes on leaf of Rumex
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Pachynematus rumicis grazes on leaf of Rumex
Other: sole host/prey
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Protoemphytus tener feeds on leaf of Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
scattered, subepidermal, black pycnidium of Rhabdospora coelomycetous anamorph of Rhabdospora pleosporoides is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
Remarks: season: 1-3
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Rhinoncus pericarpius feeds on Rumex
Foodplant / saprobe
effuse colony of Torula dematiaceous anamorph of Torula herbarum is saprobic on dead stem of Rumex
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Rumex (Rumex spp.) is prey of:
Apion
Based on studies in:
England, Lancaster (Plant substrate)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- M. J. G. Hopkins, 1984. The parasite complex associated with stem-boring Apion (Col., Curculionidae) feeding on Rumex species (Polygonaceae). Entomol. Mon. Mag. 120:187-192, from p. 191.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:365
Specimens with Sequences:454
Specimens with Barcodes:370
Species:70
Species With Barcodes:64
Public Records:142
Public Species:39
Public BINs:0
Rumex patientia, known as patience dock,[5] "garden patience", "herb patience", or "monk's rhubarb", is a herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus Rumex, belonging to the family Polygonaceae. In spring it is often consumed as a leaf vegetable in Southern Europe, especially in Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. It is also used in Romania in spring broths.
References[edit]
- ^ "Rumex". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ UniProt. "Species Rumex patientia" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Rumex patientia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links[edit]
Media related to Rumex patientia at Wikimedia Commons
- Linnæi, Caroli (1753). "Trigynia". Species Plantarum, Exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas, ad Genera Relatas, cum Differenentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus, Secundum System Sexuale Digestas. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 92 kJ (22 kcal) |
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3.2 g
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| Dietary fiber | 2.9 g |
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0.7 g
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2 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. |
(25%)
200 μg |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(3%)
0.04 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(8%)
0.1 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(3%)
0.5 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(9%)
0.122 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(3%)
13 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(58%)
48 mg |
| Trace metals | |
| Calcium |
(4%)
44 mg |
| Iron |
(18%)
2.4 mg |
| Magnesium |
(29%)
103 mg |
| Manganese |
(17%)
0.349 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(9%)
63 mg |
| Potassium |
(8%)
390 mg |
| Zinc |
(2%)
0.2 mg |
|
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|
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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The docks and sorrels, genus Rumex L., are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.
Members of this family are very common perennial herbs growing mainly in the northern hemisphere, but various species have been introduced almost everywhere.
Some are nuisance weeds (and are sometimes called dockweed or dock weed), but some are grown for their edible leaves.
Rumex species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex.
Description[edit]
They are erect plants, usually with long tap roots. The fleshy to leathery leaves form a basal rosette at the root. The basal leaves may be different from those near the inflorescence. They may or may not have stipules. There are minor leaf veins. The leaf blade margins are entire or crenate.
The usually inconspicuous flowers are carried above the leaves in clusters. The fertile flowers are mostly hermaphrodite, or they may be functionally male or female. The flowers and seeds grow on long clusters at the top of a stalk emerging from the basal rosette; in many species the flowers are green, but in some (such as sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella) the flowers and their stems may be brick-red. Each seed is a 3-sided achene, often with a round tubercle on one or all three sides.
Uses[edit]
These plants have many uses. Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius) used to be called butter dock because its large leaves were used to wrap and conserve butter.
Rumex hymenosepalus has been cultivated in the Southwestern US as a source of tannin (roots contain up to 25 percent tannin), for use in leather tanning, while leaves and stems are used for a mordant-free mustard-colored dye.
These plants are edible. The leaves of most species contain oxalic acid and tannin, and many have astringent and slightly purgative qualities. Some species with particularly high levels of oxalic acid are called sorrels (including sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella, common sorrel, Rumex acetosa and French sorrel, Rumex scutatus), and some of these are grown as pot herbs or garden herbs for their acidic taste.[6][7]
In Western Europe, dock leaves are a traditional remedy for the sting of nettles,[8][9] and suitable larger docks (such as broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius or curled dock Rumex crispus) often grow conveniently in similar habitats to the common nettle (Urtica dioica).
In traditional Austrian medicine Rumex alpinus leaves and roots have been used internally for treatment of viral infections.[10]
Species[edit]
- Rumex acetosa – Sorrel, Common Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, Narrow-leaved Dock, Spinach Dock
- Rumex acetosella - Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sheep Sorrel, Field Sorrel, Red Sorrel
- Rumex acetosella ssp. acetosella
- Rumex acetosella ssp. acetoselloides
- Rumex acetosella ssp. multifidus
- Rumex acetosella ssp. pyrenaicus - Round-seeded Sheep's Sorrel
- Rumex x acutus - Acute Dock
- Rumex albescens - Oahu Dock
- Rumex x alexidis - Alex's Dock
- Rumex arifolius - Maiden Sorrel, Mountain Dock
- Rumex alpinus - Alpine Dock, Monk's Rhubarb
- Rumex altissimus - Pale Dock, Smooth Dock, Peach-leaf Dock
- Rumex andinus
- Rumex angiocarpus
- Rumex aquaticus L. – Western Dock
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. aquaticus
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. arcticus - Arctic Dock
- Rumex aquaticus ssp. protractus
- Rumex aquaticus x longifolius
- Rumex aquitanicus
- Rumex arcticus
- Rumex azoricus
- Rumex balcanicus
- Rumex beringensis - Bering Sea Dock
- Rumex brownei - Browne's Dock
- Rumex brownii - Swamp Dock
- Rumex bucephalophorus - Red Dock
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. aegaeus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. canariensis
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. gallicus
- Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. hispanicus
- Rumex bucephalophorus var. aegaeus
- Rumex bucephalophorus var. subaegaeus
- Rumex chrysocarpus - Amamastla
- Rumex confertus Willd. – Asiatic Dock
- Rumex x confusus - Confused Dock
- Rumex conglomeratus – Clustered Dock, Sharp Dock
- Rumex costaricensis
- Rumex crispus – Curled Dock, Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock, Garden Patience Narrow-leaved Dock
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
- Rumex crispus subsp. uliginosus
- Rumex crispus x confertus
- Rumex crispus x longifolius
- Rumex crispus x obtusifolius
- Rumex crispus x patientia
- Rumex crispus x pulcher
- Rumex cristatus : Greek Dock
- Rumex cristatus subsp. cristatus
- Rumex cristatus subsp. kerneri
- Rumex crystallinus - Shiny Dock
- Rumex densiflorus - Dense-flower or -flowered Dock
- Rumex dentatus - Toothed Dock
- Rumex dentatus subsp. dentatus
- Rumex dentatus subsp. halacsyi
- Rumex dentatus subsp. reticulatus
- Rumex diclinis
- Rumex digynus
- Rumex dimidiatus
- Rumex dimorphophyllus
- Rumex x dissimilis - Dock
- Rumex x dobrogensis
- Rumex x dolosus
- Rumex dregeanus
- Rumex drobovii
- Rumex drummondii
- Rumex × dufftii
- Rumex dumosiformis
- Rumex dumosus - Wiry Dock
- Rumex dumosus var. dumosus
- Rumex × dumulosus
- Rumex durispissimus
- Rumex ecklonianus
- Rumex ecuadoriensis
- Rumex elbrusensis
- Rumex ellenbeckii
- Rumex engelmanni
- Rumex ephedroides
- Rumex erosus
- Rumex x erubescens
- Rumex erythrocarpus
- Rumex esquirolii
- Rumex euxinus
- Rumex evenkiensis
- Rumex x exspectatus
- Rumex x fallacinus
- Rumex fascicularis
- Rumex fascilobus
- Rumex fenestratus subsp. puberulus
- Rumex fimbriatus
- Rumex x finitimus
- Rumex flexicaulis
- Rumex flexuosiformis
- Rumex flexuosus
- Rumex foliosus
- Rumex fontano-paludosus
- Rumex foveolatus
- Rumex x franktonis - Frankton Dock
- Rumex fraternus
- Rumex fringillimontanus
- Rumex frutescens - Wedgeleaf Dock
- Rumex fueginus
- Rumex fueginus var. brachythrix
- Rumex fueginus var. ovato-cordatus
- Rumex fueginus var. tanythrix
- Rumex fueginus var. typicus
- Rumex gamsii
- Rumex gangotrianus
- Rumex gieshueblensis
- Rumex giganteus - Pawale
- Rumex ginii
- Rumex gmelini
- Rumex gmelinii var. latus
- Rumex gombae
- Rumex gracilescens
- Rumex gracilipes
- Rumex graminifolius - Grassleaf Sorrel
- Rumex granulosus
- Rumex x griffithii
- Rumex x grintzescui
- Rumex gussonii
- Rumex x gusuleacii
- Rumex hadmocarpus
- Rumex halophilus
- Rumex hararensis
- Rumex hasslerianus
- Rumex hastatulus - Heartwing Dock, Heartwing Sorrel
- Rumex hastatus
- Rumex hayekii
- Rumex hazslinszkyanus
- Rumex x heimerlii
- Rumex hellenicus
- Rumex henrardi
- Rumex hesperius
- Rumex × heteranthos
- Rumex heterophylus
- Rumex hexagynus
- Rumex hippiatricus
- Rumex hirsutus
- Rumex horizontalis
- Rumex hoschedei
- Rumex hostilis
- Rumex hultenii
- Rumex hungaricus
- Rumex x hybridus
- Rumex hydrolapathum - Great Water Dock
- Rumex hymenosepalus - Canaigre, Canaigre Dock
- Rumex x impurus
- Rumex inconspicuus
- Rumex integer
- Rumex integrifolia
- Rumex x intercedens
- Rumex intermedius
- Rumex intermedius ssp. algarbiensis
- Rumex intermedius ssp. lusitanicus
- Rumex interruptus
- Rumex x inundatus
- Rumex iseriensis
- Rumex jacutensis
- Rumex japonicus
- Rumex x johannis-moorei
- Rumex kamtshadalus
- Rumex kaschgaricus
- Rumex x kaschmirianus
- Rumex kerneri - Kerner's Dock
- Rumex khekii
- Rumex x khorasanicus
- Rumex x knafii
- Rumex komarovii
- Rumex krausei - Krause's Sorrel
- Rumex lachanus
- Rumex lacustris
- Rumex lanceolatus
- Rumex langloisii
- Rumex lanuginosus
- Rumex lapponicus
- Rumex lanuginosus
- Rumex latifolius
- Rumex lativalvis
- Rumex leptocaulis
- Rumex leptophyllus
- Rumex limoniastrum
- Rumex linearis
- Rumex x lingulatus
- Rumex litoralis
- Rumex lonaczewskii
- Rumex longifolius – Dooryard Dock, Northern Dock
- Rumex longisetus
- Rumex lorentzianus
- Rumex x lousleyi
- Rumex ludovicianus
- Rumex lugdunensis
- Rumex lunaria
- Rumex luxurians
- Rumex x lycheanus
- Rumex maderensis
- Rumex magellanicus
- Rumex magellanicus var. donatii
- Rumex magellanicus var. dusenii
- Rumex maritimus – Golden Dock, Bristle Dock, Seashore Dock
- Rumex marschallianus
- Rumex maximus
- Rumex megalophyllus
- Rumex meyeri
- Rumex × mezei
- Rumex microcarpus
- Rumex microdon
- Rumex x mirabilis
- Rumex mixtus
- Rumex moedlingensis
- Rumex x monistrolensis
- Rumex montanus
- Rumex monticola
- Rumex muelleri
- Rumex x munshii
- Rumex muretii
- Rumex muricatus
- Rumex x nankingensis
- Rumex natalensis
- Rumex neglectus
- Rumex nematopodus - Arizona Dock
- Rumex nemorosus
- Rumex nepalensis
- Rumex nervosus
- Rumex nevadensis
- Rumex nigricans
- Rumex nikkoensis
- Rumex nivalis
- Rumex oblongifolius
- Rumex obovatus Danser – Tropical Dock
- Rumex obtusifolius – Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Butter Dock
- Rumex obtusifolius ssp. obtusifolius
- Rumex occidentalis
- Rumex occidentalis var. perplexus
- Rumex occultans
- Rumex ochotensis
- Rumex orbiculatus - Great Water Dock
- Rumex orientalis
- Rumex orthoneurus - Chiricahua Mountain Dock
- Rumex x oryzetorum
- Rumex osswaldii
- Rumex oxysepalus
- Rumex x pakistanicus
- Rumex pallidus - Seaside Dock
- Rumex palustris – Marsh Dock
- Rumex x palustroides
- Rumex pamiricus
- Rumex x pannonicus
- Rumex papilio
- Rumex paraguayensis - Paraguayan Dock
- Rumex patagonicus
- Rumex patientia – Patience Dock, Garden Patience, Monk's Rhubarb
- Rumex paucifolius - Alpine Sheep Sorrel, Fewleaved Dock, Meadow Dock
- Rumex peisonis
- Rumex peregrinus
- Rumex persicaris
- Rumex peruanus
- Rumex pictus
- Rumex pilatensis
- Rumex planivalvis
- Rumex polycarpus
- Rumex polygamus
- Rumex polyklonos
- Rumex polyrrhizus
- Rumex ponticus
- Rumex popovii
- Rumex praecox
- Rumex pratensis
- Rumex procerus
- Rumex x promiscuus
- Rumex x propinquus
- Rumex protractus
- Rumex pseudonatronatus - Field Dock
- Rumex x pseudopulcher
- Rumex pseudoscutatus
- Rumex pseudoxyria
- Rumex pulcher - Fiddle Dock
- Rumex pulcher ssp. divaricatus
- Rumex pulcher ssp. pulcher
- Rumex pulcher ssp. woodsii
- Rumex quarrei
- Rumex raulini
- Rumex rechingerianus
- Rumex rectinervius
- Rumex recurvatus
- Rumex x rhaeticus
- Rumex rhodesius
- Rumex x romanicus
- Rumex romassa
- Rumex x rosemurphyae
- Rumex roseus
- Rumex rossicus
- Rumex rothschildianus
- Rumex rupestris - Shore Dock
- Rumex ruwenzoriensis
- Rumex sagittatus - Rambling Dock
- Rumex x sagorski
- Rumex salicetorum
- Rumex salicifolius - Willow Dock, Willow-leaved Dock
- Rumex salicifolius ssp. angustivalvis
- Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
- Rumex salicifolius f. escallosus
- Rumex salicifolius ssp. montigenitus
- Rumex salicifolius var. nudivalvis
- Rumex salicifolius var. oreolapathum - Willow Dock
- Rumex salicifolius var. triangularis
- Rumex salicifolius var. trigranis
- Rumex salinus
- Rumex samuelssoni
- Rumex sanguineus L. – Wood Dock, Redvein Dock
- Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus - Bloody Dock, Blood Dock, Bloodwort, Bloody Wood Dock [1]
- Rumex sanninensis
- Rumex schimperi
- Rumex schischkinii
- Rumex x schmidtii
- Rumex x schreberi
- Rumex x schultzei
- Rumex scutatus - French Sorrel, Leaf-shield Sorrel
- Rumex scutatus ssp. gallaecicus
- Rumex sellowianus
- Rumex semigraecus
- Rumex shultzii
- Rumex sibiricus - Siberian Dock
- Rumex similans
- Rumex x similatus
- Rumex simonkaianus
- Rumex simpliciflorus
- Rumex sinuatus
- Rumex x skofitzi
- Rumex skottsbergii - Lava Dock
- Rumex songaricus
- Rumex x sorkhabadensis
- Rumex spathulatus
- Rumex spiralis - Winged Dock
- Rumex spurius
- Rumex stenoglottis
- Rumex stenophyllus
- Rumex subalpinus - Subalpine Dock
- Rumex subarcticus
- Rumex x subdubius
- Rumex subrotundus
- Rumex subtrilobus
- Rumex subvirescens
- Rumex suffruticosus
- Rumex suzukianus
- Rumex sylvaticus
- Rumex sylvestris
- Rumex x talaricus
- Rumex tenax
- Rumex tenellus
- Rumex thyrsiflorus
- Rumex thyrsoides
- Rumex tianschanicus
- Rumex tibeticus
- Rumex tingitanus
- Rumex tmoleus
- Rumex toepffieri
- Rumex tolimensis
- Rumex tomentellus - Willow Creek Dock
- Rumex × transbaicalicus
- Rumex triangularis
- Rumex triangulivalvis
- Rumex trifidus
- Rumex trinervius
- Rumex tuberosus
- Rumex tunetanus
- Rumex turcestanicus
- Rumex ucranicus
- Rumex x ujskensis
- Rumex x uludaghensis
- Rumex uncinulatus
- Rumex undulatus
- Rumex ursinus
- Rumex uruguayensis
- Rumex ussuriensis
- Rumex usticanus
- Rumex utahensis
- Rumex venosus - Veiny Dock or Sand Dock
- Rumex verrietianus
- Rumex verticillatus - Swamp Dock, Water Dock
- Rumex vesceritensis
- Rumex vesicarius - Bladderdock
- Rumex violascens - Violet Dock
- Rumex wachteri
- Rumex x weberi
- Rumex × wildtianus
- Rumex woodii
- Rumex woodsii
- Rumex x wrightii
- Rumex × xenogenus
- Rumex yezoensis
- Rumex yungningensis
- Rumex zsakii
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rumex". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ UniProt. "Genus Rumex" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Rumex graminifolius J.H. Rudolphi ex Lamb.". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2005-08-04). "Genus: Rumex L.". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ Uses of common sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
- ^ Łukasz Łuczaj (2008). "Archival data on wild food plants used in Poland in 1948". J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 4 (4): 4. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-4-4. PMC 2275233. PMID 18218132.
- ^ Recorded uses of' dock (Rumex sp.), Researching the Herbal Traditions of Britain, accessed 2008-04-15.
- ^ Be Nice to Nettles, Natural History Museum
- ^ Vogl S, Picker P, Mihaly-Bison J, Fakhrudin N, Atanasov AG, Heiss EH, Wawrosch C, Reznicek G, Dirsch VM, Saukel J, Kopp B. Ethnopharmacological in vitro studieson Austria's folk medicine-An unexplored lore in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of 71 Austrian traditional herbal drugs. J Ethnopharmacol.2013 Jun13. doi:pii: S0378-8741(13)00410-8. 10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.007. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID 23770053. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23770053
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