OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Acetosa acetosella   FAMILY Polygonaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex acetosella   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-001:

Rumex acetosella   FAMILY Polygonaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Sheep Sorrel, Red Dock, Sourgrass, Field Sorrel


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Acetosa acetosella   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex acetosella   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-001:
Rumex acetosella   FAMILY Polygonaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1283

Forb
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Pastures, fields, roadsides, rock outcrops, grassy balds, gardens, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Creamy-yellow/ Pinkish-red
6 sepals of two different sizes
Petals absent
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown
Nutlet

 

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