SHEEP SORREL

Class: Rumex acetosella

Family: BUCKWHEAT FAMILY

Sub Family: Polygonaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Sour Grass, Sour Weed, Red Sorrel

Colour: Reddish to reddish-green

Height: 10-30 cm (4-12")

Each Flower: Less than 2 mm (1/16") long with 3 inner segments and 3 outer segments

Leaves: Mostly basal, shiny, green with long, narrow blades, with some lobed near base and narrowing into stalks; blades up to 4 cm (1 1/2") long

Stems: Often spread out and unbranched below flowers

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Acid soils on roadsides and waste ground up to moderate elevations

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