Bitter Dock vs Curled Dock

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Rumex crispus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Curled Dock
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Rumex	Rumex
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Rumex crispus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Curled 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).

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).

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 23 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela