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Rumex acetosella

L.

Sheep Sorrel

GNRUnranked Found in 153 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149845
Element CodePDPGN0P020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusRumex
Synonyms
Acetosa acetosella(L.) Mill.
Other Common Names
common sheep sorrel (EN) Common Sheep Sorrel (EN) Petite oseille (FR) Sheep-sorrel (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNANo
KansasSNANo
OregonSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
KentuckySNANo
IdahoSNANo
DelawareSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
MichiganSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
IowaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
VermontSNANo
MissouriSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
UtahSNANo
MississippiSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
OhioSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
MontanaSNANo
AlaskaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
TexasSNANo
MarylandSNANo
NevadaSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
New JerseySNANo
WisconsinSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
FloridaSNANo
MaineSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
LabradorSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (153)
Alaska (21)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
California (32)
AreaForestAcres
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Devils RockShasta-Trinity National Forest16,209
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Lion RidgeSequoia National Forest5,265
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
Colorado (3)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ben GapChattahoochee National Forest1,292
Idaho (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Phantom LakeSuperior National Forest6,521
Montana (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Copper Mtns.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest31,945
Flat CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,843
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
New Mexico (7)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Oregon (24)
AreaForestAcres
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Dixie ButteMalheur National Forest12,208
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mcclellan MountainMalheur National Forest21,213
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Mosquito CreekWillamette National Forest335
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
SherwoodUmpqua National Forest2,449
Silver CreekOchoco National Forest7,952
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
418001Uinta National Forest5,697
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
NoblettsWasatch-Cache National Forest3,116
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Washington (19)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Lion RockWenatchee National Forest4,692
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Wyoming (6)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Sibley LakeBighorn National Forest10,367
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.