Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus

Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus

Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Rumiceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: Rumex bucephalophorus
Subspecies: R. b. subsp. bucephalophorus

Name

Rumex bucephalophorus L. subsp. bucephalophorus autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acetosa aculeata Chaz. in P.Miller, Suppl. Dict. Jard. 1: 8 (1789)
  • Bucephalophora aculeata f. plagiotropica P.Silva in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2.A, 54: 241 (1980-1981 publ. 1981)
  • Lapathum bucephalorum Moench in Methodus: 356 (1794)
  • Rumex aculeatus L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 991 (1759)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus var. aculeatus Gürke in K.Richter, Pl. Eur. 2: 104 (1887)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus subvar. glaber Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 39 (1940)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. graecus (Steinh.) Rech.f. in Bot. Not. 1939: 492 (1939)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus var. graecus Steinh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 201 (1838)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. hipporegii (Steinh.) Rech.f. in Bot. Not. 1939: 491 (1939)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus var. hipporegii Steinh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 9: 201 (1838)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus subvar. hirtus Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 39 (1940)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus var. tetracanthus Beck in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 24: 42 (1904)
  • Rumex bucephalophorus var. uncinatus Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 4: 105 (1879)
  • Rumex creticus Campd. in Monogr. Rumex: 149 (1819)
  • Rumex lacerus Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 485 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Rumex leucocephalus Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1473 (1830)
  • Rumex membranosus Poir. in Voy. Barbarie 2: 155 (1789)
  • Rumex platycarpus Batt. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 774 (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Continentalː Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regionalː Macaronesia Azores, Canary Is., Madeira Continentalː Asia-temperate Regionalː Southwestern Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye Introduced into: Germany, Louisiana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 336. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. bucephalophorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 21. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• català: Agrelleta de bou
• Deutsch: Stierkopf-Ampfer
• English: Horned Dock
• español: Acedera borde
• suomi: Häränpäähierakka
• français: Oseille Tête-de-boeuf
• italiano: Rómice Capo di bue
• Türkçe: Kırmızı labada

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