Bitter Dock vs Garden Patience

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Rumex patientia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Garden Patience
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Rumex	Rumex
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Rumex patientia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Garden Patience

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Garden Patience
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).

Garden Patience

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Malaysia), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States