Polygonaceae Juss.
Rumex acetosella L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 338 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Europae pascuis & arvis arenosis."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]
Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Polygoneae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 363 [secondary reference]
Meisner, C.D.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1856), Polygonaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 14(1): 63 [secondary reference]
Fourreau, J.P. (1869), Catalogue des plantes qui croissent spontanément le long du cours du Rhône. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon n. ser., 17: 145 [replaced synonym]
replaced synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 265 [secondary reference]
Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 237 [secondary reference]
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 162 BHL [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 90 [secondary reference]
common name: Sheep's Sorrel [n/a]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 417 [secondary reference]
common name: Sheep's Sorrel [n/a]
Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 614 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 173, Fig. 45 [secondary reference]
common name: Sheep-sorrel [n/a]
Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 281-282, Fig. 336 [secondary reference]
common name: Sheep-sorrel [n/a]
  • Text: "Acetosella is an old generic name for Rumex"
Rechinger, K.H. (1949), Rumices asiatici. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Gattung Rumex VII. Candollea 12: 16-17 [secondary reference]
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 104 [misapplied]
misapplied to: Rumex angiocarpus Murb. legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 281-282, Fig. 336
Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 587 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate common name: Sheep's Sorrel [n/a]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 153 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 176 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Löve, Á. (1983), The taxonomy of Acetosella. Botanica Helvetica 93(2): 164 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: " LINN. '22.' "
Den Nijs, J.C.M. (1984), Biosystematics studies of the Rumex acetosella complex VIII. Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 95: 43-66 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Polygonaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 85-86, Fig. 10I [secondary reference]
common name: Sorrel [n/a]
Rechinger, K.H. (24 October 1984), Rumex (Polygonaceae) in Australia: a reconsideration. Nuytsia 5(1): 85, Fig. 1F BHL [secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 68 [secondary reference]
Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Polygonaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 115 [secondary reference]
common name: Sorrel [n/a]
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Polygonaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 294 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Wilson, K.L. (14 November 1996), Nomenclatural notes on Polygonaceae in Australia. Telopea 7(1): 85 [secondary reference]
  • Type: "LINN 464.41; lecto (Löve 1983: 161, 164, as 'LINN 22')."
Wilson, K.L. (14 November 1996), Nomenclatural notes on Polygonaceae in Australia. Telopea 7(1): 85 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 338 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 64 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 123 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex pyrenaicus Pourr. ex Lapeyr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex acetosella var. α vulgaris W.D.J.Koch nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acetosella vulgaris subsp. pyrenaica (Pourr. ex Lapeyr.) Á.Löve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rumex acetosella subsp. pyrenaicus (Pourr. ex Lapeyr.) Akeroyd legitimate misapplication: Acetosa angiocarpa (Murb.) Á.Löve legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1971), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 1: 187 misapplication: Acetosella angiocarpa (Murb.) Á.Löve legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 187 misapplication: Rumex angiocarpus Murb. legitimate by Carolin, R.C. & Tindale, M.D. (1994), Flora of the Sydney Region Edn. 4: 220
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)