Rumex aquaticus
Scottish Dock
Also known as: Lapathum aquaticum Moench, 1794 +12 more
- Lapathum aquaticum Moench, 1794
- Rumex aquaticus subsp. euaquaticus Rech.f.
- Rumex aquaticus subsp. protractus (Rech.fil.) Rech.fil.
- Rumex aquaticus subsp. schischkinii (Losinsk.) Rech.fil.
- Rumex aquaticus var. helolapathum (Drejer ex Hornem.) Murb.
- Rumex aquaticus var. kolaensis Hultén
- Rumex aquaticus var. kolaensis Murb.
- Rumex caldeirarum H.C.Watson ex Meisn.
- Rumex cordifolius Hornem. ex Rchb.
- Rumex heleolapathum Drejer ex Hornem., 1840
- Rumex helolapathum Drejer ex Hornem.
- Rumex herba-britannicus Horv.
- Rumex hippolapathum var. palustris Fr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or helophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, Rumex aquaticus (commonly known as Scottish Dock) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms