Rumex alpestris
Jacq.
Maiden sorrel, Mountain dock
PolygonaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Young leaves are eaten raw in salads, cooked as a potherb, or added to soups and omelettes.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Armenia, Asia, Canada, Caucasus, Europe, France, India, Korea, North America, Norway, Scandinavia, USA,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae found in temperate regions. Young leaves are tender and commonly eaten.
Names & Synonyms
Tersho
Rumex arifolius All.[Illegitimate]Rumex montanus Desf.and others
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)
