Rumex

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q157264
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Rumex

Summary

Rumex is a taxon[1]. Rumex ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,660 views/month, #1,266 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rumex's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Rumex is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Rumex is classified within Rumiceae[5].
  • Rumex's scientific name is Rumex[6].
  • Rumex's Commons category is recorded as Rumex[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Rumex is Rumex patientia[8].
  • Rumex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rumex[9].
  • Rumex's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Rumex's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Rumex's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1)[12].
  • Rumex's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Rumex's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[14].
  • Rumex's taxon synonym is recorded as Acetosa[15].
  • Rumex's taxon synonym is recorded as Emex[16].
  • Rumex's taxon synonym is recorded as Acetosella[17].
  • Rumex's taxon synonym is recorded as Lapathum[18].
  • Rumex's taxon synonym is recorded as Bucephalophora[19].
  • Rumex's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10584[20].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dock'}[21].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Steenboksurings'}[22].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حماض'}[23].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Əvəlik'}[24].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Aampfer'}[25].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Åmpfer'}[26].
  • Rumex is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Шчаўе'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Rumex is Rumex[6]. Rumex is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Rumex is classified within Rumiceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Rumex is Rumex patientia[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dock'}[21], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Steenboksurings'}[22], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حماض'}[23], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Əvəlik'}[24], {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Aampfer'}[25], and {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Åmpfer'}[26].

Identifiers

Rumex's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3618[28]. Rumex's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38064[29]. Rumex's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2888942[30]. Rumex's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20933[31].

Why It Matters

Rumex ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,660 views/month, #1,266 of 195,241).[2] Rumex has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Rumex is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Rumiceae
    Instance of
    Taxon synonym Acetosa, Emex, Acetosella +2
    Described by source Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1) +2
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