Polygonaceae
Grassleaf sorrel
Rumex graminifolius
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Grassleaf sorrel
- Finnish
- Tenonsuolaheinä
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gressyre
- Swedish
- Grässyra
Synonyms
- Acetosella graminifolia (Lamb.) Á.Löve
- Rumex acetosella var. graminifolius (Georgi ex Lamb.) Schrenk
- Rumex acetosella var. subspathulatus Trautv.
- Rumex angustissimus Ledeb.
- Rumex aureostigmaticus Kom.
- Rumex gramineus Pall. ex Ledeb.
- Rumex graminifolius var. subspathulatus (Trautv.) Tolm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native
Photos
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.