E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Rumex acetosa L.
Common Sorrel (garden sorrel; Garden sorrel ; green sorrel; Tall Coneflower)
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Rumex acetosa
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Rumex acetosa ssp. acetosa
Rumex acetosa ssp. thyrsiflorus

Introduction

Botanical assessment of this taxon in British Columbia has shown that Rumex acetosa is a rare introduction in BC that is known from only one site on the Saanich Penisula (Lomer pers. comm. 2012). There is a lag time between specimen re-identification and incorporation of that into the databases we use for mapping.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Rumex acetosa

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	2	1357	2325
Slope Gradient (%)	0	22	210
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	0	173	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	0	3	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	D
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	271
Modal BEC Zone Class	ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	AT(15), BAFA(34), BG(2), BWBS(1), CDF(18), CMA(1), CWH(13), ESSF(59), ICH(11), IDF(12), IMA(4), MH(3), MS(21), PP(2), SBPS(9), SBS(7), SWB(16)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Rumex alpestris Scop.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Polygonaceae
Flora North America treatment for Rumex acetosa
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-09 1:36:29 PM ]

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