Rumex obtusifolius L., 1753 47% complete

Bitter dock

Sp. pl. 1:335. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Rumex obtusifolius, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced16 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded9 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:335. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Bitter dock No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to C. Siberia and Iran, NW. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 42 cm
  • 41.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 75, 86, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 273, 706, 818, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 41.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 75, 86, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 273, 706, 818, 898
  • Superseded 41.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 75, 86, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 273, 706, 818, 898
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 75, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 75, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 75, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color green
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape nut
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 75, 86, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 273, 706, 818, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 75, 86, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 273, 706, 818, 898
  • Superseded 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 75, 86, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 251, 273, 706, 818, 898
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 365
  • Superseded hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 365
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul
  • may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 110, 178, 203, 365, 460, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 110, 178, 203, 365, 460, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 110, 178, 203, 365, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · extremely rich (hypereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 233 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record