CLXII1. 

 RUMEX ACETOSA. 

 Common Sorrel. 



Class VI. Hexandria. — Order III. Trigynia. 



Nat. Ord. PolygonejE. 



Gen. Char. Calyx of three sepals, combined at the base. 

 Corolla of three petals. Nut triquetrous, covered by 

 the enlarged, often tubercular petals. 



Spec. Char. Leaves oblong-sagittate. Enlarged petals 

 orbicular-cordate, obsoletely tubercular. 



SYNONYMES. 



,- Acetosa pratensis, (et montana maxima). Bauh. Pin. 114. 



Oxalis, sive Acetosa. Ger. Em. 396. 



Lapathum acetosum vulgare. JRaii Syn. 143. 



Acetosa vulgaris. Park. Theatr. 742. 

 * ^ Oxalis. Fuch. Hist. 454. c. 176. 



Lapathum acetosum. Scop. Cam. 2. ii. 438. 



Rumex acetosa. Lin. Sp. PL 481. Eng. Fl. ii. p; 196. Eng. 

 ^ Bot. t. 127. 

 French .... Oseille ; Surelle. 



Italian Acetosa. 



Spanish. .. Acedera. 

 Portuguese. Azedeira. 

 German. . . Sauerampfer. 



Dutch Veld Zuuring ; Zurkel. 



Danish .... Suramper. 



Swedish . . . iEngsyra ; Spansk Sura. 



Polish Szszaw. 



Russ Konnewoi schawel. 



Description. — The root is perennial, long, slender, branched, 

 sending off numerous slender fibres. The stems are erect, stri- 

 ated, leafy, smooth, generally of a purplish-red hue, branched 



