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Polygonaceae

Subfamily Polygonoideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Rumex acetosa L.

  • Common Name: Garden Sorrel, Sour Dock
  • Family: Polygonaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Britain.
  • Habitat: Meadows, by streams and in open places in woodland. Often fo

  • Description: The leaf of this herb has many uses. In cooking you can add raw leaves to sorrel soup or salads. You can cook Sorrel in the same manner as spinach for seasoning vegetable soups, lamb, beef, omelettes and sauces.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200339
  • Source: Steve Severson
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 3302 - Cool Orchids
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-16-2010
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • SubFamily: Polygonoideae
  • Tribe:
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