Rumex pulcher

Taxonavigation

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

Rumex pulcher L. in Sp. Pl.: 336 (1753)

Homotypic
- Lapathum pulchrum (L.) Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 121 (1802)
- Rumex divaricatus var. pulcher (L.) Mérat in Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris: 142 (1812)

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Europe
- Regionalː Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe
- Regionalː Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
- Regionalː Central Europe
  - Austria, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland
- Regionalː Western Europe
  - Great Britain, Greece
Continentalː Africa
- Regionalː Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
- Regionalː Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Is., Madeira, Selvagens
- Regionalː Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces
Continentalː Asia-temperate
- Regionalː Southwestern Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkmenistan, Türkiye
- Regionalː Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Cuba, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Rhode I., South Australia, South Carolina, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Victoria, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Zimbabwe

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Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rumex pulcher in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Rumex pulcher. Published online. Accessed: July 27 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rumex pulcher in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.