✿Polygonaceae · Rumex
Common Sheep Sorrel
Rumex acetocella
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- January-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rumex acetocella
- Genus
- Rumex
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Sheep Sorrel itself; the rest are typical of the Polygonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Common Sheep Sorrel
Common Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetocella) belongs to the Polygonaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Botanical family
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Common Sheep Sorrel belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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