rumex acetosa

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Related to rumex acetosa: Rumex acetosella, Rumex scutatus, sheep's sorrel

garden sorrel

Very popular use worldwide. Flowers and leaves are tart, lemon tasting, so use like a lemon, in salads etc. Sometimes even tastes like kiwi or strawberry. Roots run very deep, so very nutritious. Seeds and flowers grow in long clusters at top o stalk. Flowers often red. High in oxalic acid, so either eat sparingly or steam/cook first.

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Host plant(s): Althea rosea (6, 7, 11); Amaranthus viridis (6, 7); Chenopodum album (3, 6, 7, 11); Conyza canadensis (11); Galinosoga perviflora (11); Tagetes minuta (11); Dendranthema indicum (6, 7, 11); Bidens bitternata (11); Plantago major (13); Ricinus communis (11); Rumex acetosa (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11); Solanum nigrum (6, 7); Sonchus asper (11); Sonchus oleraceous (2, 3, 6, 7, 11) and Viola bioflora (8, 11).

APHID SPECIES (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE) INFESTING MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS IN THE POONCH DIVISION OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR, PAKISTAN

Aluminum-induced changes in the profiles of both organic acids and phenolic substances underlie Al tolerance in Rumex acetosa L.

Effect of aluminum concentration on growth and secondary metabolites production in three chemotypes of Cunila galioides Benth. medicinal plant

forsteri, Mercurialisperennis, Plantago lanceolata, Prunus spinosa, Quercus pyrenaica, Rumex acetosa subsp.

Datos sobre Lathraea squamaria en la provincial de Leon (Espana)

Blas asid siarp sydd ar y dail ac arferid eu cnoi (efallai bod rhai yn dal i wneud hyn) er mwyn eu blas asidig fel rhai suran y cwn (Rumex acetosa).

Perl fach swil yn goleuo'r goedlan; Mwy o ryfeddodau byd natur gyda Bethan Wyn Jones

binervis, Centaurea nigra, Crocus serotinus, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Juncus effusus, Molinia caerulea, Peucedanum lancifolium, Prunella vulgaris, Ranunculus repens or Rumex acetosa.

Temperate riverside forests without alder trees in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula: ecology, phytosociological profile and interest for preservation policies

II Other taxa: Quercus rotundifoliae + in 4 and 6; Armeria beirana, Crataegus monogyna and Lactuca virosa 1, Lepidium heterophyllum and Rumex induratus + in 1; Cistus inflatus and Rumex acetosa 1, Arrhenatherum elatius subsp.

New proposals on Portuguese vegetation (II)

Rumex acetosa produces tangy leaves Clip off flowers as they for cooking; 'Profusion' fade to prevent does not produce seeds.

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Ademas: Trifolium pratense +, Plantago lanceolata y Prunella vulgaris 1 en 1; Galium palustre, Lythrum salicaria y Rumex acetosa 1, Bromus hordeaceus, Cerastium vulgare, Geranium dissectum y Mentha x rotundifolia + en 2; Senecio vulgaris y Sinapis arvensis + en 4; Helianthus tuberosus 1, Anthriscus sylvestris y Arctium minus + en 5; Festuca arundinacea y Potentilla reptans 1 en 6; Dipsacus fullonum y Rumex sanguineus + en 7; Cyperus badius 1, Carex ovalis + en 8; Apium nodiflorum y Rubus caesius 1 en 9; Polygonum hydropiper 1 en 10; Cirsiumpyrenaicum s.l., C.

Los herbazales higronitrofilos de Epilobium hirsutum y Mentha longifolia en los cursos fluviales de la Peninsula Iberica

Segun los autores citados, en dicho sintaxon se incluyen lauredales que contarian, entre otras, con la presencia de especies termofilas (Smilax aspera, Rubia peregrina, Ruscus aculeatus, Davallia canariensis), plantas de amplia distribucion en bosques templados acidofilos del NW Iberico (Hedera helix, Lonicera periclymenum, Omphalodes nitida, Teucrium scorodonia, etc.) y diversos taxones representantes de la flora halofila caracteristica de los acantilados marinos del area geografica estudiada (Rumex acetosa subsp.

pruinosa, Inula chrithmoides, Leucanthemum pluriflorum, Parietaria judaica, Plantago maritima, Pulicaria odora, Rumex acetosa subsp.

pruinosa, Halimione portulacoides, Leucanthemum pluriflorum, Parietaria judaica, Pulicaria odora o Rumex acetosa subsp.

Caracterizacion ecologica y floristica de las comunidades lauroides del occidente de la Cornisa Cantabrica (Noroeste iberico)