Index / Search / Rumex obtusifolius
§1 Plant
Rumex obtusifolius L.
vernacular bitter dock — species · Polygonaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Polygonaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Rumex
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- GL Greenland Introduced
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 902 counties across 43 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 902 counties across 43 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Cleburne 05023
- Dallas 05039
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Polk 05113
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Scott 05127
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
California view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 60 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Adams 18001
- Bartholomew 18005
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Ohio 18115
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
Iowa view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Garrard 21079
- Green 21087
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Powell 21197
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Union 21225
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 44 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Luce 26095
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Osceola 26133
- Ottawa 26139
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 40 I ▾
- Audrain 29007
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Clay 29047
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lincoln 29113
- Marion 29127
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Taney 29213
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 2 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 63 I ▾
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lenoir 37107
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 64 I ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Oklahoma view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 33 I ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Chester 47023
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Hamblen 47063
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Madison 47113
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Utah view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 76 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
Washington view state ↗ 17 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 36 I ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Logan 54045
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
Wisconsin view state ↗ 37 I ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Iron 55051
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Polk 55095
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Waushara 55137
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/RUOB ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2889011 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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