Thunberg, C.P. (1794), Prodromus Plantarum Capensium 1: 67 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 157 [secondary reference]

Johnson, L.A.S. & Briggs, B.G. (17 September 1962), Taxonomic and cytological notes on Acetosa and Acetosella in Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 176 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Polygonaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 86, Fig. 10H [secondary reference]

• Text: Sometimes called Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs.

Rechinger, K.H. (24 October 1984), Rumex (Polygonaceae) in Australia: a reconsideration. Nuytsia 5(1): 86, Fig. 1D [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex luxurians L.f. nom. illeg.

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 68 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Rumex scutatus L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 34

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 140 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate common name: Rambling dock [n/a]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Polygonaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 117 [secondary reference]

common name: Turkey Rhubarb [n/a] common name: Rambling Dock [n/a]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 292 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Polygonaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 293 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 292 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 64 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 123 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa sagittata (Thunb.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex luxurians L.f. nom. illeg. misapplication: Rumex scutatus L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 34

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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