Rumex acetosella Calflora

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Rumex acetosella L.

Common sheep sorrel

Rumex acetosella is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: moderate


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Genus:	Rumex
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching the leaf of this plant.
Do not eat the leaf of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Acetosella acetosella
PLANTS	Acetosella tenuifolia
PLANTS	Acetosella vulgaris
PLANTS	Rumex acetosella ssp. angiocarpus
PLANTS	Rumex acetosella var. pyrenaeus
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Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUAC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: moderate Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).