Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella

Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella

Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Rumiceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: Rumex acetosella
Subspecies: R. a. subsp. acetosella

Name

Rumex acetosella L. subsp. acetosella autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acetosa arvensis Montandon in F.Friche-Joset, Syn. Fl. Jura: 268 (1856)
  • Acetosa arvensis Montandon in F.Friche-Joset, Syn. Fl. Jura, ed. 2: 269 (1868)
  • Acetosa hastata Moench in Methodus: 357 (1794)
  • Acetosa parva Gilib. in Exerc. Phyt. 2: 446 (1792), opus utique oppr.
  • Acetosa repens Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 276 (1821 publ. 1822)
  • Acetosa sterilis Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 8 (1768)
  • Acetosella multifida subsp. tenuifolia (Wallr.) Kubát in Severočeskou Přír. 19: 42 (1986)
  • Acetosella multifida subsp. vulgaris (Fourr.) Kubát in Severočeskou Přír. 19: 41 (1986)
  • Acetosella tenuifolia (Wallr.) Á.Löve in Rep. Univ. Inst. Appl. Sci., Reykjavik, Dept. Agric. Ser. B 3: 108 (1948), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 145 (1869)
  • Acetosella vulgaris f. integrifolia (Wallr.) Dostál in Folia Mus. Rerum Nat. Bohemiae Occid., Bot. 21: 5 (1984)
  • Acetosella vulgaris subsp. tenuifolia (Wallr.) P.D.Sell in Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 1: 687 (2018)
  • Lapathum arvense Lam. in Fl. Franç. 3: 8 (1779)
  • Rumex acetosella var. alpinus Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 2: 593 (1828)
  • Rumex acetosella var. angustifolius Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. exauris Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 351 (1827)
  • Rumex acetosella var. gymnocarpus Čelak. in Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1892: 402 (1893)
  • Rumex acetosella var. integrifolius Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. lacerus Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. lanceolatus Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. lancifolius Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 351 (1827)
  • Rumex acetosella var. latifolius Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. macrophyllus Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 351 (1827)
  • Rumex acetosella var. major Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. montana H.Post in Bot. Not. 1844: 141 (1844)
  • Rumex acetosella var. oblongifolius Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 351 (1827)
  • Rumex acetosella var. ovalifolius Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 351 (1827)
  • Rumex acetosella var. procurrens Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 187 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella var. tenuifolius Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 186 (1822)
  • Rumex acetosella subsp. tenuifolius (Wallr.) Hadač & Hásek in Sborn. Přír. Klubu Pardubice 1(5): 6 (1948)
  • Rumex acetosella var. viridis H.Post in Bot. Not. 1844: 141 (1844)
  • Rumex arvensis Dulac in Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 165 (1867)
  • Rumex falcarius Willd. ex Ledeb. in Fl. Ross. 3: 512 (1850)
  • Rumex fascilobus Klokov in Bot. Zhurn. (Kiev) 5(1): 28 (1948)
  • Rumex tenuifolius (Wallr.) Á.Löve in Bot. Not. 1941: 99 (1941)

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 European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya 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, Crozet Is., Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Greenland, 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, 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., Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Georgia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Svalbard, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd 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. 
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rumex acetosella subsp. 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. 

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

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