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Sorrel
Plant habit, Muséum de Toulouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Genus:
Rumex
Species:
R. acetosa
Binomial name
Rumex acetosa
L.
Synonyms[1]
Acetosa agrestis Raf.
Acetosa amplexicaulis Raf.
Acetosa angustata Raf.
Acetosa bidentula Raf.
Acetosa fontanopaludosa (Kalela) Holub
Acetosa hastifolia Schur
Acetosa hastulata Raf.
Acetosa magna Gilib.
Acetosa officinalis Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Acetosa olitoria Raf.
Acetosa pratensis Garsault nom. inval.
Acetosa pratensis Mill.
Acetosa subalpina Schur
Rumex biformis Lange
Rumex fontanopaludosus Kalela
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa), also called common sorrel or garden sorrel, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock ('dock' being a common name for the genus Rumex).[2]
Sorrel is native to Eurasia and a common plant in grassland habitats. It is often cultivated as a leaf vegetable or herb.
^"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species", Theplantlist.org, retrieved 10 May 2016
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