Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella L.

Common Sheep Sorrel

Thompson - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 239

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Scientific name: Rumex acetosella L.
USDA symbol: RUAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Sheep Sorrel
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves chewed by children for the tangy, sour taste.

RECRD: 33120 id: 35179

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