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Rumex scutatus

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Home Perennial Rumex scutatus

Old walls and mountain pastures.

Family: Polygonaceae
Height: 0.6 m / 2 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 1 of 5
Other Uses: 2 of 5

Native Habitat

Buckler-Leaved Sorrel, French sorrel Rumex scutatus native habitat is Old walls and mountain pastures.

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. A delicious lemon-like flavour, most people find them overpowering if used in quantity, but they make a delightful addition to the salad bowl and can also be used as a pot-herb. This species has less acid leaves and so is often preferred to sorrel (R, acetosa). The leaves should be used sparingly due to the oxalic acid content.

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