Bitter Dock vs Fiddle dock

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Rumex pulcher

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Fiddle dock
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Caryophyllales (석죽목)	Caryophyllales (석죽목)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Rumex	Rumex
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Rumex pulcher

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Fiddle 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).

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).

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 14 countries:

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