Sheep's sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Summary 2

Rumex acetosella, commonly known as sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed and field sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. 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.

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  1. (c) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rumex_acetosella_Szczaw_polny_2020-06-29_03.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_acetosella

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