Rumex acetosellaL. Common sheep sorrel

Rumex acetosellaL. - Common sheep sorrel

Scientific Description:

Slender perennial. Stems ± erect, 15−40 cm, glabrous or finely papillose. Leaves hastate, the central lobe lanceolate to oblanceolate, the lateral lobes sometimes further divided, glabrous. Flowers unisexual, plants dioecious. Inner perianth segments of female flowers etuberculate, not enlarging in fruit, scarcely

longer than the nut, 1−1.5 mm. Nut brown, shining.

 

Flowering time: May−August.

Habitat: Fields, banks, waste places, s.l.−2300 m.

 

Reference:

Cullen J (1967). Rumex acetosella L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 284.

Public Description:

Rumex acetosella, commonly known as “common sheep sorrel” or “ sheep dock”, is native to Eurasia and the British Isles, but it has been introduced to most of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial weed with arrow-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems. The usually inconspicuous flowers are carried above the leaves in clusters. Since the leaves have a lemony, tangy or nicely tart flavor, they are edible as a salad or vegetable.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2018). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_acetosella, Accessed date: 01.02.2018.

Anonymous 2 (2018). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/search/?q=RUMEX+ACETOSELLA++,Accessed date: 01.02.2018.

Keskin M (2012). Rumex L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 761–764.