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Rumex acetosella
Sign in to saveAlso known as sheep's sorrel, common sheep sorre, sheep sorrel, field sorrel, red sorrel
species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Rumex acetosella, commonly known as Sheep's Sorrel, Kleiner Sauer-Ampfer, or Sangre de toro, is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae. It belongs to the genus Rumex and is classified within the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is accepted as a valid taxon and produces a fruit type known as a nucule.
The plant has a wide distribution, with native records in locations including Albania, Algeria, Austria, and the Baltic States. Its range also extends to China and specific regions in Brazil, such as Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Occurrence records have been documented in the United States and Mexico.
Rumex acetosella is utilized as a food plant, vegetable, and medicinal plant. The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2012.
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Species
Least ConcernRumex acetosella
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyPolygonaceae
Rumex acetosella subsp. angiocarpus é uma subespécie de planta com flor pertencente à família Polygonaceae. A autoridade científica da subespécie é (Murb.) Murb., tendo sido publicada em Bot. Not. 1899: 41 (1899). Os seus nomes comuns são acetosela, azeda-dos-noivos, azeda-dos-ovinos, azeda-mansa, azedinha, azedinhas, erva-azeda ou língua-de-andorinha.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18,505
- With media
- 14,731
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, ENCB-IPN, CIBNOR, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, CIIDIR-IPN
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
Rumex acetosella, commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Native to Eurasia including the British Isles, the plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive and spreading rhizome. The flowers emerge from a tall, upright stem. Female flowers are maroon in color.
Description
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