Rumex scutatus
| Rumex scutatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rumex |
| Species: | R. scutatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rumex scutatus L. | |
French sorrel, Rumex scutatus, is a plant in the buckwheat family, used as a culinary herb. Its common names include buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel, and sometimes the culinary name "green-sauce".[1]
As a culinary herb, it is used mainly in salads. The flavour of French sorrel is slightly bitter or tangy, spiced with a hint of lemon, the sharp flavour is due to oxalic acid.[2] French sorrel is hardy in most regions, tolerating frost, full sun and short dry spells.[3] It grows quickly to a clump up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in diameter, with long leaves up to 10 centimetres (4 in) in width.
References
- ↑ Robert Hooper, Lexicon medicum, 1829 s.v. Rumex scutatus
- ↑ The New Oxford Book of Food Plants, p199, J. G. Vaughn and C. Geissler, OUP, Oxford, 1997, ISBN 0-19-854825-7.
- ↑ http://www.jekkasherbfarm.com/details_new.asp?productid=328