Sheep Sorrel

Sheep Sorrel

Sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella is a Eurasian species that has become naturalised throughout North America and can be found growing in fields and along roadsides. It has small arrowhead-shaped leaves with the barbs of the arrowhead spreading out. The leaves are bitter to the taste. The greenish flowering sprays often turn a reddish brown. [CH] {GW}