Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

RUMEX (La)
Sorrel, Dock (Le)
Family: POLYGONACEAE

rumex, = sorrel.
(Latin name for culinary sorrel, used by Pliny)
(Ws, Le)

Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella (La)

Location: (F, K)

aceo, = to be sour;
acetum, = become sour;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development;
-cellus, = diminutive.
(ld, BL)

Rumex acetosella subsp. angiocarpus (La)
Sheep Sorrel (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)

aceo, = to be sour;
acetum, = become sour;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development;
-cellus, = diminutive.

ango, = to bind, draw or press together;
carpos, = fruit.
(Alien)
(ld, Cw)

Rumex cordatus (La)
Maksuring, Rooisuring, Tongblaar (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)

cor, cordis = the heart;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(cordate; with two equal rounded lobes at the base)
(ld, BL)

Rumex crispus (La)
Beesslaai, Curled Dock, Ubuklunga, Yellow Dock (PS)
Location: (F)

crispo, crispatum, = to curl, crisp, crimp; to make variegated, rough, uneven; curled, uneven, wrinkled;
crispus, = curled, crisped, crimped; uneven, waving, wrinkled;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness. (crisped, irregularly waved and twisted, kinky, curled; having the margin excessively irregularly divided and twisted)
(ld, BL)

Rumex lativalvis (La)
Veldsuring (PS)
Location: (F)

latus, lati-, = broad, wide;
(broad, wide)
valva, = the leaf of a door, a folding-door; the leaves, folds, or valves of a door.
(ld, BL)

Rumex sagittatus (La)
Climbing Dock, Ranksuring (PS)
Location: (F)

sagitta, = an arrow, shaft, bolt;
sagitto, sagittatus, = to discharge arrows, to shoot with arrows; shot or wounded with an arrow;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(shaped like an arrow head with two equal sharp basal lobes directed downwards)
(ld, BL)