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rumex acetosella

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sheep sorrel

sheep sorrel

A great instant snack food. Leaves shaped like knife/sword/ arrowhead with tall flowering stalks that sometimes resemble red grass with small reddish-colored flowers stuck close to the stalk, that sometimes branches at the top. Male flowers are yellow-green, female are red (lipstick). It has a strong tart, sour-apple or lemony flavor, quite a fun plant to eat. The entire plant is edible. Contains lots of soluble oxalates, but shouldn't be a concern to someone eating a diverse healthy diet. A great addition to any type of salad. Used for inflammation, diarrhea, menstrual bleeding. Has multiple cancerpreventing compounds and anti-mutagenics making it a popular anticancer plant. It’s one of the ingredients in the famous Essiac tea remedy.
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Polygalaceae Monnina xalapensis Kunt Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella L.
Leaf demography and clonal growth in female and male Rumex acetosella. Ecology 68:2056-2058.
The species that presented an aggregated distribution in at least 50% of the observations were Nardus stricta, Minairtia recurva, Luzula hispanica, Thymus praecox, Jurinea humilis and Rumex acetosella. Comparing the total [I.sub.a] values of each plot we observed that the distribution of [I.sub.a] values in northern exposures was bimodal, indicating greater spatial heterogeneity.
Trigo Zea mays Maiz Podocarpaceae Podocarpus oleifolius Pino colombiano Retrophyllum Pino romeron rospigliosii Polygalaceae Monnina aestuans Tintillo, anil Monnina fastigiata Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella Lengua de vaca Muehlenbeckia Mollantin tamnifolia Primulaceae Myrsine guianensis Cucharo Proteaceae Panopsis suaveolens Yolombo Roupala pachypoda Tacasco, Fiambre Pteridaceae Pityrogramma Helechillo X calomelanos Rhamnaceae Frangula sphaerosperma Jigua, uvo, cabo de hacha Rosaceae Prunus falcata Crespo Prunus huantensis Sacha mate Prunus persica Durazno Rubus adenotrichos Mora silvestre Rubus eriocarpus Mora Rubus glabratus Mora Rubus rosifolius Mora, zarzamora Rubus roseus Mora Rubus urticifolius Mora Rubus sp.
Considering the pool analysis, the remaining four pollen types with >3% frequency (Carica papaya, Medicago denticulatea, Myrcia acuminata and Rumex acetosella), never reached a significant representation.
TABLE 1.--The 51 most common species observed in Dow Field sample plots over the 16 y period in decreasing order of abundance (stem counts), including average stem count across all management units for 1991 and 2007 * = exotic species Rank Species Common name 1 Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem 2 Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod 3 Rumex acetosella Creeping sorrel * 4 Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass * 5 Panicum oligosanthes Panic grass 6 Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod 7 Phleum pratense Timothy * 8 Hieracium spp.
(Kentucky bluegrass) (IV 16.0%), and Rumex acetosella L.
2:30: PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF RUMEX HASTATULUS AND RUMEX ACETOSELLA, Bethany A.
The two similar tasting but unrelated sour grasses -- sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) and wood sorrel (Oxalis) -- are vitamin C rich additions to salads found under trees and shrubs.
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