Rumex

Also known as the sorrel genus

The docks and sorrels, genus Rumex, are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Members of this genus are common perennial herbs with a worldwide native distribution in temperate and subtropical climates.

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Rumex is a genus of about 200 species of herbs in the buckwheat family, commonly known as docks and sorrels, found naturally across temperate and subtropical regions around the world. These plants are typically perennial herbs that have adapted to grow in diverse climates and are widespread in their distribution.

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Species

docks

Rumex

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Native toAustria, Baltic States, Finland, Romania, Spain, Ukraine

Observations recorded5,075,102

酸模属（学名：Rumex）是蓼科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有200种，分布于全球。

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Research

1,067 papers

The genus Rumex (Polygonaceae): an ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological review.ReviewNatural products and bioprospecting · 2022Li JJ, Li YX, Li N et al.DOI: 10.1007/s13659-022-00346-z
Rumex japonicus Houtt.: A phytochemical, pharmacological, and pharmacokinetic review.ReviewPhytotherapy research : PTR · 2020Sun Y, Lenon GB, Yang AWHDOI: 10.1002/ptr.6601
Rumex crispus L.: A comprehensive review on botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and safety.ReviewInternational immunopharmacology · 2024Qian H, Jia Y, Zheng K et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.113569
Rumex Species: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Nutritional Potential for Food and Health Applications.ReviewFood science & nutrition · 2025Mohamed Gohar M, Ezzat SM, Yeskaliyeva B et al.DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.71300
The Genus Rumex: Review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2015Vasas A, Orbán-Gyapai O, Hohmann JDOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.09.001
Critical review on Rumex dentatus L. a strong pharmacophore and the future medicine: Pharmacology, phytochemical analysis and traditional uses.ReviewHeliyon · 2023Khaliq T, Akhter S, Sultan P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14159
Overview of the Biological Activity of Anthraquinons and Flavanoids of the Plant Rumex Species.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Berillo D, Kozhahmetova M, Lebedeva LDOI: 10.3390/molecules27041204
Rumex japonicus Houtt. leaves: the chemical composition and anti-fungal activity.Journal de mycologie medicale · 2024Xiao D, Sun H, Li X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2024.101513

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Rumex
taxon name: Rumex
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10584
taxon common name: 酸模属

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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, and are the only host plants of the butterflies Lycaena dispar and Lycaena rubidus.