Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 336 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Africa."

Anderson, R.H. (8 August 1939), The naturalised flora of New South Wales (excluding Gramineae). Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(1): 19 [secondary reference]

Löve, Á. & Löve, D.B.M. (1948), Rit Landbunaoardeildar, Atvinnudeild Haskolans. B-Flokkur 3: 108 [basionym]

basionym of: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 104, 212 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate misapplication: Rumex roseus L. legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 282

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 231 [secondary reference]

Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Polygonaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 32 [secondary reference]

common name: Rosy Dock [n/a] common name: native hops [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

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

common name: Bladder Dock [n/a] common name: Pink Dock [n/a]

Rechinger, K.H. (24 October 1984), Rumex (Polygonaceae) in Australia: a reconsideration. Nuytsia 5(1): 86-87, Fig. 1E [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex clementii Domin legitimate

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

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]

taxonomic synonym: Rumex roseus L. legitimate common name: Ruby Dock [n/a] common name: Bladder Dock [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 69 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

Wilson, K.L. (14 November 1996), Nomenclatural notes on Polygonaceae in Australia. Telopea 7(1): 83 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve 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 vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve 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 vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve 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 vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acetosa vesicaria (L.) Á.Löve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex clementii Domin legitimate misapplication: Rumex roseus L. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1929), Additions and Corrections. Flora of South Australia 4: 697

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

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