Rumex acetosella L.

English: Common sheep sorrel, Red sorrel

German: Sauerampfer

Mandarin: 小酸模 (xiao suan mo)

Portuguese: Azeda-dos-noivos, Língua-de-andorinha

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Polygonales (29)

        Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)

          Genus: Rumex (9)

            Epithet: acetosella L. (2)

Synonyms: Acetosella acetosella (L.) Small, Acetosella tenuifolia (Wallr.) A. Löve, Acetosella vulgaris (Koch) Fourr., Rumex angiocarpus Murb.

acetosella => acid salts - refers to oxalic acid found in the leaves

angiocarpus => enclosed fruit, fruit enclosed by perianth segments

tenuifolia => slender-leaved, fine-leaved

vulgaris => common, everyday

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: red

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• [97] USDA plant profile
• [352] Rumex acetosella - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [678] Rumex acetosella - Plants For A Future database