Rumex acetosa L.
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Rumex acetosa L., Sp. Pl. 337 (1753)
Rumex acetosa L.
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
337
ICN
Rumex acetosa L.
species
Rumex acetosa
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Rumex acetosa L.
Slightly puberulent, dioecious perennial; rootstock ± woody; stems to c. 1 m tall, reddish towards base. Lower lvs with long slender petioles several times > lamina; uppermost lvs shortly petiolate or subsessile, somewhat amplexicaul. Lamina 3.5-12 × 1-3 cm, narrowly oblong to ± lanceolate, pleasantly sour to taste, entire except for 2, ± downwards-directed, basal lobes to c. 1.3 cm long; apex obtuse. Infl. to c. 30 cm long, reddish, with several simple branches, leafless. Fls in fascicles; pedicels slender. Perianth of ♂ fls 1.5-2 mm long. Outer perianth of ♀ fls c. 0.5 mm long, soon strongly reflexed; valves orbicular-cordate, winged, entire and lacking tubercles, enlarging to 2.8-3.5-(4) mm at fruiting, ± rose-red. Nut c. 2-(2.3) mm long, dark shining brown, acutely angled.
Taxonomic concepts
Rumex acetosa L.
Rumex acetosa L.
Rumex acetosa L.
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921e475a-60d3-423b-847b-6a9eb25ab63c
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1 January 2000
6 January 2010