Kebnat

Rumex

16 species

In Québec, the genus Rumex (family Polygonaceae) counts 16 species of plants. The stars? Common sheep sorrel, Curly dock and Bitter dock, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 11 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie11
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Outaouais9
  5. Côte-Nord9
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  7. Montérégie9
  8. Montréal8
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  10. Laurentides8
  11. Nord-du-Québec7
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  13. Mauricie6
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  15. Lanaudière6
  16. Laval5
  17. Centre-du-Québec5

Rumex 16

Caryophyllales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Polygonaceae
All204Caryophyllaceae78Polygonaceae55Amaranthaceae51Droseraceae4Montiaceae3Nyctaginaceae3Phytolaccaceae2Plumbaginaceae2Portulacaceae2Basellaceae1Molluginaceae1Talinaceae1Tamaricaceae1
Common sheep sorrel544 observations
Curly dock417 observations
Bitter dock325 observations
Greater water dock143 observations
White dock107 observations
Western dock81 observations
Redvein dock41 observations
Garden sorrel38 observations
Garden sorrel37 observations
Swamp dock36 observations
Dooryard dock31 observations
American golden dock26 observations
Seaside dock23 observations
Coastal dock3 observations
Finnish dock1 observations
Narrowleaf dock1 observations