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Rumex3_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA In a field that had been farmed a few years ago. Thin, short plants with very small flowers- easy to walk on by and not pay any attention to. I was surprised by how beautiful the flowers were when magnified. I don&#039;t think the flowering branches drooped this much in the wild.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160242/rumex_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Rumex_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/160242_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=thKoQglPISoS%2Bp1Roamq2xVMv6Y%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Rumex_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160241/rumex3_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160243/rumex2_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Rumex2_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/160243_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yL4l1TqGkPIf%2BnDvb0HaHAmVTxE%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Rumex2_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160241/rumex3_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> I&#039;m calling it Rumex acetosella, but that&#039;s mostly a guess. Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Rumex3_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA

In a field that had been farmed a few years ago. Thin, short plants with very small flowers- easy to walk on by and not pay any attention to. I was surprised by how beautiful the flowers were when magnified. I don't think the flowering branches drooped this much in the wild.

Rumex_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160241/rumex3_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States

Rumex2_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160241/rumex3_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States


I'm calling it Rumex acetosella, but that's mostly a guess.

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The Red Sorrel

"Rumex acetosella" is a species of sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive and spreading rhizome. The flowers emerge from a tall, upright stem. Female flowers are maroon in color.

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Species identified by Jon Reck
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Uploaded May 11, 2024. Captured May 10, 2024 15:11 in JJX7+WV Rutland Charter Township, MI, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/7.1
  • 1/50s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm