Rumex scutatus (syn. Rumex alpestris) is a plant in the buckwheat family, used as a culinary herb. Its common names include French sorrel, buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel, and sometimes the culinary name "green-sauce".Robert Hooper, Lexicon medicum, 1829 s.v. Rumex scutatus
As a culinary herb, it is used in salads, soups, and sauces (especially for fish).Robert Pincus, "Pucker Up", Gourmet, May 28, 2008 French sorrel tastes tart from its oxalic acid content, with a hint of lemon.The New Oxford Book of Food Plants, p 199, J. G. Vaughn and C. Geissler, OUP, Oxford, 1997, . Later in the season, it can be bitter.Tommy Werner, "What's the Score on Sorrel?", Epicurious https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/what-is-sorrel-recipes-article
French sorrel is hardy in most regions, tolerating frost, full sun and short dry spells.Welcome to Jekka's Herb Farm |Specialising in Organic, Culinary, Aromatic, Decorative and Medicinal Herbs It grows quickly to a clump up to in diameter, with long leaves up to wide. It is sometimes preferred for culinary uses to Rumex acetosa, common sorrel.
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