Rumex dentatusL.

toothed dock

WFO wfo-0000403385 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Rumex dentatus, photographed by Zinogre
fig. a Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2022-05-29 / obs. 201431046
Rumex dentatus, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. b Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 178396757
Rumex dentatus, photographed by Zinogre
fig. c Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 133080676
Rumex dentatus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. d Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 159022444
Rumex dentatus, photographed by Cheng-Tao Lin
fig. e Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 69885704
Rumex dentatus, photographed by Konshau Duman
fig. f Konshau Duman, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194543129
Rumex dentatus, photographed by 高山田鼠
fig. g 高山田鼠, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 182178762
Rumex dentatus, photographed by Rachel Stringham
fig. h Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 106187137

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Native range 49 botanical countries

Regions where Rumex dentatus is native: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Nansei-shoto, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Qinghai, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, South European Russia, Ukraine EgyptLibyaTunisiaAfghanistanChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastCyprusGulf StatesInner MongoliaIranIraqJapanKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineQinghaiSaudi ArabiaSinaiTadzhikistanTaiwanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangYemenAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaLaosMyanmarNepalPakistanVietnamWest HimalayaAlbaniaBulgariaGreeceRomaniaSouth European RussiaUkraine KoreaNansei-shoto
Native distribution of Rumex dentatus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Cyprus CYP
Gulf States GST
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Korea KOR
Kuril Is. KUR
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Nansei-shoto NNS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Qinghai CHQ
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Taiwan TAI
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Yemen YEM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Laos LAO
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Bulgaria BUL
Greece GRC
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Ukraine UKR
Egypt EGY AFRICA
Libya LBY
Tunisia TUN

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 9 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Rumex callosissimus Meisn.
  • Rumex dentatus subsp. klotzschianus (Meisn.) Rech.f.
  • Rumex dentatus var. pleiodon Boiss.
  • Rumex halacsyi C.Rechinger
  • Rumex halacsyi Rech.
  • Rumex klotzschianus Meisn.
  • Rumex limosus Thuill.
  • Rumex nipponicus Franch. & Sav.
  • Rumex reticulatus Besser

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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