Rumex acetosa
Sign in to saveSorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is also called common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock ("dock" often used for the genus).
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Sorrel is a common perennial plant with a sour taste that belongs to the same family as rhubarb and dock plants. It grows as an herb and has been used in gardens and cooking for its distinctive flavor.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyPolygonaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia
酸模（学名：Rumex acetosa），又名蕦、薞蕪，蓼科多年生草本植物，歐洲和西亞大多數的草原均可見到其蹤跡。酸模含有豐富的維他命A、維他命C及草酸，草酸導致此植物嚐起來有酸溜口感，常被作為料理調味用。
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- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
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Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is also called common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock ("dock" often used for the genus).
The species is native to Eurasia and a common plant in grassland habitats. It is often cultivated as a leaf vegetable or herb.