Bitter Dock vs black currant-tree

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	black currant-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Polygonaceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Rumex	Antidesma
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Dock and black currant-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	black currant-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

black currant-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guyana.

Bitter Dock

The Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.