Rumex scutatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Rumex |
Species: | R. scutatus
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Binomial name | |
Rumex scutatus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Rumex scutatus (syn. Rumex alpestris) is a plant in the buckwheat family, used as a culinary herb. Its common names include French sorrel, [2] buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel, and sometimes the culinary name "green-sauce". [3]
As a culinary herb, it is used in salads, soups, and sauces (especially for fish). [4] French sorrel tastes tart from its oxalic acid content, with a hint of lemon. [5] Later in the season, it can be bitter. [6]
French sorrel is hardy in most regions, tolerating frost, full sun and short dry spells. [7] It grows quickly to a clump up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter, with long leaves up to 10 cm (4 in) wide. It is sometimes preferred for culinary uses to Rumex acetosa, garden sorrel. [8]
Rumex scutatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Rumex |
Species: | R. scutatus
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Binomial name | |
Rumex scutatus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
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Rumex scutatus (syn. Rumex alpestris) is a plant in the buckwheat family, used as a culinary herb. Its common names include French sorrel, [2] buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel, and sometimes the culinary name "green-sauce". [3]
As a culinary herb, it is used in salads, soups, and sauces (especially for fish). [4] French sorrel tastes tart from its oxalic acid content, with a hint of lemon. [5] Later in the season, it can be bitter. [6]
French sorrel is hardy in most regions, tolerating frost, full sun and short dry spells. [7] It grows quickly to a clump up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter, with long leaves up to 10 cm (4 in) wide. It is sometimes preferred for culinary uses to Rumex acetosa, garden sorrel. [8]