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Rumex sagittatus
Also called Climbing dock, Climbing sorrel, Red sorrel, Turkey Rhubarb, Climbing Red Sorrel
Rambling dock is a soft-stemmed scrambling or climbing perennial from a tuber, with arrow-shaped leaves and small pinkish flowers. It is a weed in Australia and New Zealand, so keep it contained and remove tubers completely.
Rumex sagittatus, synonym Acetosa sagittata, commonly known as turkey rhubarb or rambling dock or potato vine, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to southern Africa, which has become a weed in Australia and New Zealand.
The plant is native to southern Africa, where it occurs from Malawi and Zambia south to South Africa. It has become naturalised in many parts of Australia near urban areas, from Queensland to eastern Tasmania, and warmer locales in New Zealand.
The leaves and young stems can be cooked and eaten and are sometimes cultivated as a vegetable in Java.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rumex sagittatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
