Editing Sorrel (section)

==Description==
Sorrel is a slender herbaceous [[perennial]] plant about {{convert|60|cm|in|0|abbr=off}} high,<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Francis-Baker |first=Tiffany |title=Concise Foraging Guide |date=2021 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] |isbn=978-1-4729-8474-6 |series=[[The Wildlife Trusts]] |location=London |pages=50}}</ref> with roots that run deep into the ground, as well as juicy stems and arrow-shaped ([[sagittate]]) [[leaves]] which grow from a [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]].<ref name=Lyle>{{Cite book|last=Lyle|first=Katie Letcher|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/560560606|title=The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts: How to Find, Identify, and Cook Them|publisher=[[FalconGuides]]|year=2010|isbn=978-1-59921-887-8|edition=2nd|location=Guilford, CN|pages=29–30|oclc=560560606|orig-year=2004}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The lower leaves are {{convert|7|to|15|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} in length with long [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s and a membranous [[ocrea]] formed of fused, sheathing stipules. The upper leaves are [[Sessility (botany)|sessile]], (growing directly from the stem without a petiole) and frequently become crimson. It has whorled spikes of reddish-green [[flower]]s, which bloom in early summer, becoming purplish.<ref name=Blamey>{{cite book|last1=Blamey|first1=M.|last2=Fitter|first2=R.|last3=Fitter|first3=A|year=2003|title=Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora.|publisher=A & C Black|location=London|isbn=978-1408179505|page=64}}</ref><ref name=Stace>{{cite book|last=Stace|first=C. A.|author-link = Stace, C. A.|year=2010|title=New Flora of the British Isles|edition=Third|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location = Cambridge, U.K.| page=446|isbn=9780521707725}}</ref> The species is [[dioecious]], with [[stamen]]s and [[pistil]]s on different plants.<ref name=Stace/>

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|ترشک در آبپخش.jpg|Sorrel plant in [[Ab&nbsp;Pakhsh]]
|Oseille pied.JPG|Leaves
|20140420Rumex acetosa2.jpg|Buds
|Rumex acetosa - Hapu oblikas.jpg|Flowers
|Rumex acetosa (subsp. acetosa) sl39.jpg|Close-up of subsp. ''acetosa'' flowers
|Rumex acetosa (subsp. acetosa) sl41.jpg|Close-up of subsp. ''acetosa'' nuts
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