Rumex acetosella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Rumiceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: Rumex acetosella
Subspecies: R. a. subsp. acetosella – R. a. subsp. acetoselloides – R. a. subsp. angiocarpus – R. a. subsp. arenicola – R. a. subsp. multifidus – R. a. subsp. pyrenaicus

Name

Rumex acetosella L. in Sp. Pl.: 338 (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Acetosa acetosella (L.) Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)
- Acetosella acetosella (L.) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 446 (1933), not validly publ.
- Lapathum acetosella (L.) Scop. in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 261 (1771)
- Pauladolfia acetosella (L.) Börner in Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen, prepr. 21: 278 (1912)
- Rumex acetosella var. vulgaris Roth in Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(2): 131 (1827), not validly publ.
- Rumex infestus Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 258 (1796), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Cosmopolitan
- Regionalː Temp. Eurasia
  - Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Türkiye, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya
Continentalː Africa
- Regionalː Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco
- Regionalː Maronesia
  - Canary Is., Madeira
- Regionalː Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Kerguelen, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Marion-Prince Edward Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Réunion, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Georgia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Svalbard, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 338. Reference page.

Additional references

Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2003. Flora of China. Volume 5: Ulmaceae through Basellaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-27-X. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rumex acetosella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Rumex acetosella. Published online. Accessed: July 19 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rumex acetosella in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: حماض الغنم
català: Agrelleta
corsu: Romiccia
čeština: Šťovík menší
Cymraeg: Suran yr ŷd
dansk: Rødknæ
Deutsch: Kleiner Sauerampfer
English: Sheep's Sorrel
español: Acedera menor
eesti: Väike-oblikas
euskara: Mingarratz txiki
فارسی: رامکس اکتسلا
suomi: Ahosuolaheinä
Nordfriisk: Sürstaaler
français: Petite oseille
hrvatski: Obična kiselica
hornjoserbsce: Drobny zdźer
magyar: Juhsóska
հայերեն: Ավելուկ փոքր
íslenska: Hundasúra
italiano: Acetosa minore
日本語: ヒメスイバ
ქართული: კოკომჟავა
한국어: 애기수영
lietuvių: Smulkioji rūgštynė
Nederlands: Schapenzuring
norsk nynorsk: Småsyre
norsk: Småsyre
polski: Szczaw polny
Runa Simi: Puka qura
русский: Щавель воробьиный
davvisámegiella: Guolbbajuopmu
slovenčina: Štiav obyčajný
slovenščina: mala kislica
svenska: Bergsyra
Türkçe: Kuzukulağı
українська: Щавель горобиний
中文（简体）: 小酸模
中文: 小酸模