Taxon:  Rumex vesicarius L.



Summary
Genus:
Rumex
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Rumiceae
Nomen number:
32555
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:336.  1753
Verified:
05/30/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rumex vesicarius L. var. rhodophysa Ball (0 active accession[s])
Rumex vesicarius L. var. vesicarius (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á. Löve

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  5. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  7. Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  9. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  10. Hand, R. (ed.). 2006. Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus V. Willdenowia 36:761-809.
  11. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  12. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales. Note: = Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á. Löve
  13. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  14. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  16. Middleditch, B. S. & A. M. Amer. 1991. Kuwaiti plants: distribution, traditional medicine, phytochemistry,... economic value (Studies in Plant Science 2).
  17. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  18. Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
  19. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  20. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  21. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  22. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  23. Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
  24. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  25. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbladder dock  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishrosy dock as Acetosa vesicaria1Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales. Note: = Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á. Löve
Arabichommad  2Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
Arabichummayd  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Frenchoseille d'Amérique  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiaambari  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiachuka  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianromice vescicario  2Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Portuguese (Brazil)labaça-de-bolha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)labaça-de-vesícula  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  Middleditch, B. S. & A. M. Amer. 1991. Kuwaiti plants: distribution, traditional medicine, phytochemistry,... economic value (Studies in Plant Science 2).
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2Cultivated    also cult.PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Hand, R. (ed.). 2006. Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus V. Willdenowia 36:761-809.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales. Note: = Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á. Löve
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Hand, R. (ed.). 2006. Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus V. Willdenowia 36:761-809.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Punjab], Pakistan
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  3. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  4. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Hand, R. (ed.). 2006. Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus V. Willdenowia 36:761-809.
  7. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales. Note: = Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á. Löve
  8. Middleditch, B. S. & A. M. Amer. 1991. Kuwaiti plants: distribution, traditional medicine, phytochemistry,... economic value (Studies in Plant Science 2).
  9. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  10. Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
  11. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  12. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Human foodvegetable Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed  Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32555. Accessed 12 May 2026.