Rumex acetosella
A species in the Polygonaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
- Species
- Rumex acetosella
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Rumex acetosella. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acetosa acetosellaName author: Mill.
- Acetosa arvensisName author: Friche-Joset & Montandon
- Acetosa hastataName author: Moench
- Acetosa multifidaName author: (L.) Chaz.
- Acetosa parvaName author: Gilib.
- Acetosa repensName author: Gray
- Acetosa sterilisName author: Mill.
- Acetosella acetosellaName author: (L.) Small
- Acetosella multifidaName author: (L.) Á.Löve
- Acetosella multifida subsp. angiocarpaName author: (Murb.) Kubát
- Acetosella multifida subsp. australisName author: (Willk.) Kubát
- Acetosella multifida subsp. tenuifoliaName author: (Wallr.) Kubát
- Acetosella multifida subsp. vulgarisName author: (W.D.J.Koch) Kubát
- Acetosella tenuifoliaName author: (Wallr.) Á.Löve
- Acetosella vulgarisName author: Fourr.
- Acetosella vulgaris f. integrifoliaName author: (Wallr.) Dostál
- Acetosella vulgaris f. multifidaName author: (L.) Dostál
- Lapathum arvenseName author: Lam.
- Rumex acetosella f. acetosellaName author: Not supplied
- Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosellaName author: Not supplied
- Rumex acetosella subsp. tenuifoliusName author: O.Schwarz
- Rumex acetosella var. acetosellaName author: Not supplied
- Rumex acetosella var. multifidusName author: (L.) DC.
- Rumex acetosella var. tenuifoliusName author: Wallr.
- Rumex acetosella var. vulgarisName author: W.D.J.Koch
- Rumex arvensisName author: Dulac
- Rumex fascilobusName author: Klokov
- Rumex multifidusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Rumex tenuifoliusName author: (Wallr.) Á.Löve
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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