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Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.

Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Rumex L. – dock
Species	Rumex acetosa L. – garden sorrel

The Plants Database includes the following 4 subspecies of Rumex acetosa . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America Alaska FAC Arid West FAC Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain FACU Eastern Mountains and Piedmont FACU Midwest UPL Northcentral & Northeast UPL Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast FAC