Rumex acetosa

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q26297
Rumex acetosa
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Summary

Rumex acetosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,089 views/month, #561 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Rumex[4]
  • Taxon name: Rumex acetosa[5]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[6], perennial plant[7], herbaceous plant[8]
  • Has use: vegetable[9], medicinal plant[10], fodder[11]
  • Commons category: Rumex acetosa[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rumex acetosa[13]
  • Commons gallery: Rumex acetosa[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=32518[20]
  • This taxon is source of: Ramon[21]
  • Short name: R. acetosa[22]
  • Taxon common name: Wiesen-Sauer-Ampfer[23], Common Sorrel[24], 酸模[25], Veldzuring[26], šťovík kyselý[27], oseille sauvage[28], niittysuolaheinä[29], 遏蓝菜[30], 酸溜溜[31], 酸模叶[32], 酸模(毛脉酸模)[33], agrieta[34], navadna kislica[35]
  • Time period: Holocene[36]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q23014514[37]
  • Has fruit type: achene[38]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[39]

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Identifiers

Rumex acetosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55821[40]. Rumex acetosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41241[41]. Rumex acetosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 485385[42]. Rumex acetosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2888951[43]. Rumex acetosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 504901[44].

Why It Matters

Rumex acetosa has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 191 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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