Rumex dentatus
Aegean Dock, Dentate Dock
Other regional names: Fiddle Dock +2 more
- Fiddle Dock
- Indian Dock
- Toothed Dock
Also known as: Rumex dentatus var. dentatus +1 more
- Rumex dentatus var. dentatus
- Rumex undulatus Willd. ex Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Rumex dentatus (commonly known as Aegean Dock or Dentate Dock) is an annual within the Polygonaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Northern Africa, Russian Far East, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Assam, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Himalaya, Egypt, Greece, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qinghai, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alberta, Arizona, California, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Mali, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, Netherlands, Ontario, Oregon, Primorye, Spain, Texas, Uganda
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms