Common Name: red sorrel, sheep sorrel, sour-grass, field sorrel
Scientific Name: Rumex acetosella L.
Family Name: Polygonaceae - Smartweed or Buckwheat Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes

stems - reproductive, upright, slender, branching above, ridged, frequently reddish, nodes swollen, ocrea (papery or membranous sheath) at nodes growth habit 1, growth habit 2, growth habit 3

leaves - basal leaves arrowhead-shaped, 2 pointed base lobes, smooth, petioled; stem leaves alternate, linear, sessile leaves

flowers - male greenish-yellow, female red to burnt orange, very small, petals absent; terminal clusters male plants, female on left-male on right

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