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Also known as garden sorrel, common sorrel, Sorrel

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).

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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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Rumex acetosa

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyPolygonaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia
Observations recorded1,285,174

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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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.

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