PLANTS Profile for Rumex acetosa ssp. alpestris (garden sorrel)

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PLANTS Profile

Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve
garden sorrel

Symbol:

RUACA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

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Synonyms:
Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

	ACAL8	Acetosa alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve
	ACPRA	Acetosa pratensis Mill. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve
	RUAL11	Rumex alpestris Jacq.

Distribution:
Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 55 species in Rumex, 4 subspecies in Rumex acetosa L.

Classification:
Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Rumex L. – dock
Species	Rumex acetosa L. – garden sorrel
Subspecies	Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve – garden sorrel

U.S. Weed Information:
Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

Rumex
dock

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

Rumex acetosa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU

UPL

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rumex acetosa L. ssp. alpestris (Jacq.) Á. Löve

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524640.

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