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sheep sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella
sheep sorrel Smartweed-Buckwheat Family
Rumex acetosella Polygonaceae
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common names
  sheep sorrel
  red sorrel
  sour weed
  field sorrel
accepted scientific name
  Rumex acetosella L.
rules for finding collection records
  Rumex acetosella (114)
family name
  • Polygonaceae
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 0.1 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Basal, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Introduced. Native to Eurasia.

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (36%)
where plant found
mag select

Grassland
Brush
Rocky
Forest
Disturbed
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Rumex acetosella   L.   (TSN: 20934, Index: 603)


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