Photographs: Co. Cork

Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Samhadh bó Family: Polygonaceae Flowering: May-June. Dioecious perennial. Native. Small red/pink flowers in loose upright spikes. Red, strong-keeled fruiting sepals. Arrow-shaped leaves, 5-12cm long. Basal lobes parallel to stem or in-curving. Erect branched stems. Height: 35-80cm. Abundant on roadsides, grassland, gardens, wasteground and arable land. Rumex acetosa subsp. hibernicus has short stems, a compact inflorescence and fleshy leaves with very short stiff hairs. Rarely recorded with scattered records from sand dunes on Irish coasts

Common Sorrel, Rumex acetosa, Samhadh bó