Rumex vesicariusL.

Bladder dock

WFO wfo-0000403799 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Brendan Costello
fig. a Brendan Costello, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-09-26 / obs. 159806524
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by ajott
fig. b ajott, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122197180
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Third Silence
fig. c Third Silence, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 149374031
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Third Silence
fig. d Third Silence, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 149373727
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Kym Nicolson
fig. e Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 93681464
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Jacky Judas
fig. f Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 64196122
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Jess Miller-Camp
fig. g Jess Miller-Camp, CC0 1.0 / obs. 58683923
Rumex vesicarius, photographed by Olivier Argagnon
fig. h Olivier Argagnon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 179305231

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Native range 32 botanical countries

Regions where Rumex vesicarius is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, West Himalaya AlgeriaChadDjiboutiEgyptEritreaLibyaMauritaniaMoroccoNigerSomaliaSudan-South SudanTunisiaWestern SaharaAfghanistanGulf StatesIranIraqKuwaitLebanon-SyriaOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSinaiYemenAssamBangladeshIndiaMyanmarPakistanWest Himalaya Canary Is.Cape Verde
Native distribution of Rumex vesicarius, 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
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Verde CVI
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Libya LBY
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Niger NGR
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kuwait KUW
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Yemen YEM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM

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 1 synonym

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.

  • Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve

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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