Rumex acetosella




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Rumex acetosella L.
Synonyms Acetosa acetosella (L.) Miller; Acetosa arvensis Friche-Joset & Montandon; Acetosa hastata Moench; Acetosa parva Gilibert; Acetosa repens S. F. Gray; Acetosa sterilis Miller; Acetosella acetosella (L.) Small; Acetosella angiocarpa (Murbeck) Á. Löve; Acetosella multifida (L.) Á. Löve; Acetosella multifida (L.) Á. Löve subsp. pyrenaica (Lapeyr.) Á Löve; Acetosella multifida (L.) Á. Löve subsp. vulgaris (Fourreau) Kubát; Acetosella vulgaris (Koch) Fourreau; Acetosella vulgaris (Koch) Fourreau subsp. pyrenaica (Pourret ex Lapeyrouse) Á. Löve; Lapathum acetosella (L.) Scopoli; Lapathum arvense Lamarck; Rumex acetosella L. subsp. acetosellaeagrestis Rafineaque; Rumex acetosella L. var. vulgaris Koch; Rumex arvensis Dulac; Rumex infestus Salisbury; Rumex multifidus L. subsp. vulgaris (Fourreau) Kubát; Rumex supinus Campdera
Common name (Japanese common name) hime-sui-ba (ヒメスイバ, 姫酸葉 [meaning: dwarf sour leaves])
(English common name) field sorrel, red sorrel, sheep sorrel, common sheep sorrel, red sorrel, small sorrel, sorrel
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Eurasia, Algeria, Morocco
Habitat Roadside, field, riverside, seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=14, 28, 41, 42, 43
Description Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long, 0.5-3cm wide. Flowers parianths male ca. 3mm long, female ca. 2mm long, flowering in April to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Rumex acetosella L.
Rumex acetosella L.
Rumex acetosella L.
Rumex acetosella Linnaeus
Herbicidal compositions containing m-aminobenzaldoxime compounds (US Patent 3880645/1975)
Fluorometirc enzyme inhibition immunoassay for measuring potency of allergen extracts (US Patent 4528267/1985)
Thioester of n-phosphonomethylglycine (US Patent 4659860/1987)
Stable antigenic extracts methods (US Patent 4963356/1990)
Method and composition for treating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (US Patent 5204101/1993)
Use of specific properties of allergens, allergens from animal or botanical sources and methods for their isolation (US Patent 5667979/1997)
Process for the purification of aqueous extracts containing allergenically active proteins, extracts obtainable according to this process as well as their use (US Patent 5770698/1998)
Frozen food product (US Patent 6096867/2000)
Method for detecting target plant genus (US Patent 7144702/2006)
Health enhancement method (US Patent 7273607/2007)
Plant extracts and dermatological uses thereof (US Patent 20070122492)
Note Naturalized plants (introduced in mid 19th).



Male plants


May 2007
at riverside
May 2007
at riverside




Female plants


May 2006
at Hitachi Coastal Park
May 2006
at Hitachi Coastal Park
May 2006
at Hitachi Coastal Park