Rumex acetosella L.
(Sheep’s Sorrel)

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Rumex acetosella ssp acetosella
Sheep’s Sorrel
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 		Subspecies 1 subtaxa 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel)
GenusRumex (docks)
FamilyPOLYGONACEAE (docks and knotgrasses)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel) :
1: Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel)
20 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on recently disturbed soil
Image 1: Basal leavesImage 2: Basal rosetteImage 3: Plant
2: Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel)
6 May 2000 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowers - close-up (3)Image 4: InflorescenceImage 5: PlantsImage 6: Plants in flowerImage 7: Plants in flower (2)
3: Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)

Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 52 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rumex acetosella (Sheep’s Sorrel)
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