Rumex maritimus; Strand-Ampfer; Rumex maritimus (alte Namen) -- Familie Kn鰐erichgew鋍hse (Polygonaceae); Ufer-Ampfer; Rumex maritimus L.; Rumex maritimus; L.; Der Ufer-Ampfer oder Strand-Ampfer; Rumex maritimus; Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Ampfer; Rumex; in der Familie der Kn鰐erichgew鋍hse; Polygonaceae.; other Syn.; Rumex persicarioides L. (Rumex maritimus var. persicarioides); Ampfer; Rumex; ist eine Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Kn鰐erichgew鋍hse; Polygonaceae.; Rumex maritimus - old Names; Family Polygonaceae; Rumex maritimus L.; 1. also golden dock; maritime dock; 1. Rumex maritimus; Golden Dock; Bristle Dock or Seashore Dock; is an annual plant species of the genus Rumex.; other Syn.; Rumex persicarioides L. (Rumex maritimus var. persicarioides); Rumex; genus of about 200 species of annual; biennial and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Members of this family are very common perennial herbs growing mainly in the northern hemisphere; but various species have been introduced almost everywhere. Some are nuisance weeds; and are sometimes called dockweed or dock weed; but some are grown for their edible leaves. Rumex species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species.