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Rumex acetosella L.

sheep’s sorrel (Polygonaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Rumex acetosella grows in heaths and open areas on sandy soils; the lobes at the base of its leaves tend to point outwards or forwards, in contrast to the backward-pointing lobes of the much more robust Rumex acetosa.

Mynydd Bodafon (VC52: Anglesey); 2007-07-21

 sheep’s sorrel / Rumex acetosella: _Rumex acetosella_ grows in heaths and open areas on sandy soils; the lobes at the base of its leaves tend to point outwards or forwards, in contrast to the backward-pointing lobes of the much more robust _Rumex acetosa_.

Flowers

Penmaen (VC41: Glamorgan); 2017-08-23

 sheep’s sorrel / Rumex acetosella: Flowers

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