Polygonaceae
French sorrel
Rumex scutatus
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- حماض درقي
- arz
- حماض درقى
- Bulgarian
- Щитовиден лапад
- Catalan
- Badola, Oseille ronde
- Czech
- Šťovík štítnatý
- Dutch
- Spaanse zuring
- English
- French sorrel
- Finnish
- Kilpisuolaheinä
- French
- Oseille ronde, Oseille à écussons
- German
- Schild-Ampfer, Schildampfer, Oseille ronde
- Lithuanian
- Oseille ronde
- Persian
- ترشک واریزهای
- Polish
- Szczaw tarczolistny
- Slovenian
- Ščitasta kislica
- Swedish
- Sköldsyra, Oseille ronde
- Ukrainian
- Щавель щитковий
- Welsh
- Suran Ffrainc
Synonyms
- Acetosa hortensis Garsault
- Acetosa scutata (L.) Mill.
- Rumex aetnensis C.Presl
- Rumex glaucus Jacq.
- Rumex scutatus subsp. gallaecicus Lago
- Rumex scutatus subsp. glaucus (Jacq.) Gaudin ex Wulf
Photos
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Photo: Björn Sothmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: S.R., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Rumex
- Common sorrelRumex acetosaPolygonaceae
- Common sheep sorrelRumex acetosellaPolygonaceae
- Curled dockRumex crispusPolygonaceae
- Bitter dockRumex obtusifoliusPolygonaceae
- Water dockRumex hydrolapathumPolygonaceae
- Clustered dockRumex conglomeratusPolygonaceae
- Golden dockRumex maritimusPolygonaceae
- Patience dockRumex patientiaPolygonaceae
- Alpine dockRumex alpinusPolygonaceae
- Dooryard dockRumex longifoliusPolygonaceae
- Compact dockRumex thyrsiflorusPolygonaceae
- Red-veined dockRumex sanguineusPolygonaceae
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.