Common Sorrel - Rumex acetosa
Description
Short to tall acid tasting plant. Leaves arrow shaped, the basal lobes pointing backwards, the upper leaves clasping the stem. Leaves often turning very red at fruiting time. Flowers in few branched or unbranched spikes, male and female flowers on separate plants tinted reddish.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Mainly found in meadows.
When to see it
May and June.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Very common throughout Britain
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 592 of the 617 tetrads.
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