Rumex acetosa Linnaeus

Rumex acetosa Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2005.

Vernacular names

• grande oseille Marie-Victorin, 1995
• oseille commune TelaBotanica
• oseille des prés TelaBotanica
• oseille sauvage Lambinon et al., 1992
• patience grande oseille Louis-Marie, 1953
• rumex oseille Marie-Victorin, 1995

• garden sorrel FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• green sorrel Kershaw et al., 2001
• meadow sorrel Hinds, 2000
• sour dock FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Synonyms

• Acetosa pratensis Miller FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Rumex acetosa Linnaeus subsp. acetosa
• Rumex acetosa subsp. pratensis (Miller) Blytt & Dahl FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Polygonaceae
Subfamily	Polygonoideae
Tribe	Rumiceae
Genus	Rumex
Species	Rumex acetosa

Habit

Herb