Sp. Pl. 335 (1753) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Perrenial with stems erect, to c. 1(–1.5) m high. Basal and lower stem leaves with petioles shorter than lamina; lamina lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 8–30 cm long, 2–8 cm wide, cuneate to truncate at base; margins finely crisped, usually also undulate; upper leaves reduced. Inflorescence with few to many, more or less erect branches, to c. 50 cm long in all, leafy only near base; flower 'whorls' usually almost contiguous. Fruiting valves broad-ovate to almost circular, 3.5–6 mm long and almost as wide, cordate at base, entire, reticulate, usually each with a smooth, rounded callosity up to c. half as long as valve; fruiting pedicel slender, longer than valves, jointed near the base. Nut 2–3.5 mm long. Flowers mainly Oct.–Feb.
*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *LoM, *MuF, *MuM, *MSB, *NIS, *OtP, *OtR, *RobP, *SnM, *Strz, *VAlp, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *Wim. Naturalized in all States and many countries. Native to Europe, south-west Asia. Widespread and common in gardens, agricultural districts and on roadsides, particularly in seasonally boggy ground. The commonest introduced Rumex in Victoria (and Australia).
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Murray Scroll Belt | present | naturalised | |
Robinvale Plains | present | naturalised | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | naturalised | |
Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Otway Ranges | present | naturalised | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Alps | present | naturalised | |
Snowy Mountains | present | naturalised |
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Western Australia |
Northern Territory |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |