Rumex acetosella

Sheep Sorrel at Yarralumla, ACT

Rumex acetosella at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022
Rumex acetosella at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Rumex acetosella 2 Feb 2022 RWPurdie
Unidentified 2 Feb 2022 ConBoekel

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Nearby sightings

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Eurymeloides pulchra (Gumtree hopper) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Geranium gardneri (Rough Crane's-Bill) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Bromus hordeaceus (A Soft Brome) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Epicyme rubropunctaria (Red-spotted Delicate) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Platybrachys sp. (genus) (A gum hopper) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by [_]
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Yarralumla, ACT - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Vittadinia cuneata (Fuzzweed, New Holland Daisy) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Colepia rufiventris (Robber fly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus cinerea subsp. cinerea (Argyle Apple) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Doratifera quadriguttata (Four-spotted Cup Moth) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Gonipterus scutellatus (Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Fuligo septica (Scrambled egg slime) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta (Common Evening Primrose) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Venatrix pictiventris (Four-spotted Huntress) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus (Great Mullein, Aaron's Rod) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salix nigra (Black Willow) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. angustifolia (Desert Ash) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Caliroa cerasi (Pear and cherry slug) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Gamochaeta sp. (Cudweed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Geranium sp. (Geranium) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Paronychia brasiliana (Brazilian Whitlow) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Polycarpon tetraphyllum (Four-leaf Allseed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Oxyops fasciatus (A weevil) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Eurymeloides punctata (Gumtree hopper) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Cosmodes elegans (Green Blotched Moth) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Euchiton involucratus (Star Cudweed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Vittadinia sp. (Fuzzweed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Camponotus nigriceps (Black-headed sugar ant) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Yarralumla, ACT - 26 Dec 2021 by jpittock
Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 13 May 2020 by pinnaCLE

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 22 Jan 2022 02:22 PM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Rumex acetosella Scientific name
  • Sheep Sorrel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1834.38m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Rumex acetosella Acetosella vulgaris Actosella vulgaris

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