ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Rumex acetosa

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Polygonaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rumex
Species: Rumex acetosa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Rumex acetosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

20 synonyms in this snapshot

Acetosa agrestisName author: Raf.
Acetosa amplexicaulisName author: Raf.
Acetosa angustataName author: Raf.
Acetosa bidentulaName author: Raf.
Acetosa fontanopaludosaName author: (Kalela) Holub
Acetosa hastifoliaName author: Schur
Acetosa hastulataName author: Raf.
Acetosa magnaName author: Gilib.
Acetosa officinalisName author: Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Acetosa olitoriaName author: Raf.
Acetosa pratensisName author: Garsault
Acetosa pratensisName author: Mill.
Acetosa pratensis subsp. fontanopaludosaName author: (Kalela) Tzvelev
Acetosa subalpinaName author: Schur
Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosaName author: Not supplied
Rumex acetosa subsp. biformisName author: (Lange) Valdés Berm. & Castrov.
Rumex acetosa subsp. fontanopaludosusName author: (Kalela) Hyl.
Rumex acetosa var. fontanopaludosusName author: (Kalela) Hyl.
Rumex biformisName author: Lange
Rumex fontanopaludosusName author: Kalela

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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