French Sorrel
Common name
French sorrel, buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel
Botanical name
Rumex scutatus
Details
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.[4] French sorrel is hardy in most regions, tolerating frost, full sun and short dry spells.[5] It grows quickly to a clump up to 1 metre in diameter, with long leaves up to 10 centimetres in width.
Forest layer
herbaceous
Diameter
1.00
Edible
Perennial