Rumex obtusifolius




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Rumex obtusifolius L.
Synonyms Acetosa obtusifolia (Linnaeus) Gómez de la Maza; Lapathum obtusifolium (L.)Moench; Lapathum sylvestre Lamarck; Rumex crispatulus Michaux; Rumex friesii Grenier et Godron; Rumex obtusifolius subsp. agrestis (Fries) Danser; Rumex obtusifolius var. agrestis Fries; Rumex rugelii Meisner; Rumex sylvestris Campdera
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-no-gishigishi (エゾノギシギシ, 蝦夷羊蹄 [meaming: Ezo gishigishi (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido; gishigishi = Rumex japonicus)])
(English common name) bitter dock, broad-leaved dock
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) [native] Europe
Habitat Field, roadside, forest edge
Chromosomal number (female) 2n=40
Description Plants electing 50-130cm tall. Leaves 15-30cm long. Flowers perianths ca. 3mm long, flowering in May to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Rumex obtusifolius L.
Rumex obtusifolius L.
Rumex obtusifolius Linnaeus
Note Naturalized plants.



May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge


May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge


May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge