Bitter Dock vs Hooked Dock

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Rumex brownii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Hooked Dock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Rumex	Rumex
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Rumex brownii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Dock and Hooked Dock share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rumex.

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Hooked Dock
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).

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden