Rumex alpestris
Jacq.
Maiden sorrel, Mountain dock
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Description
A herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae found in temperate regions. Young leaves are tender and commonly eaten.
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Edible Uses
Young leaves are eaten raw in salads, cooked as a potherb, or added to soups and omelettes.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw in salads. They are also cooked as a potherb or added to soups and omelettes.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Armenia, Asia, Canada, Caucasus, Europe, France, India, Korea, North America, Norway, Scandinavia, USA,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Tersho
References (5)
- Auctarium synops. meth. stirp. horti reg. Taurine 42. 1773 (Melanges Philos. Math. Soc. Roy. Turin 5:94. 1774) (As Rumex arifolius)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 186 (As Rumex arifolius)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 584 (As Rumex montanus)
- Hovsepyan, R., et al, 2016, Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia. Journal of Ethnic Foods. 3:32-41
- Turner, N., et al, 2011, "Up on the Mountain": Ethnobotanical Important of Montane Sites in Pacific Coastal North America. Journal of Ethnobiology 31(1): 4-43 (As Rumex acetosa subsp. alpestris)
