Curled Dock vs Fiddle dock

Rumex crispus compared with Rumex pulcher

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Dock	Fiddle dock
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 crispus	Rumex pulcher

Evolutionary Relationship

Curled Dock and Fiddle dock share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rumex.

Conservation Status

Curled Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Dock	Fiddle dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (7 countries).

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe