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Family: Polygonaceae (Smartweed family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
March - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
May - July
Sheep Sorrel's leaves are mostly basal or on the lower stem, and are arrow-shaped, widest near or above the middle, blunt to pointed at the tip, with a pair of narrowly triangular, outward pointing lobes at the base. Its upright stems are brownish-red, with red (female) flowers or yellowish-green (male) flowers.
Sheep Sorrel is native to Eurasia and the British Isles.
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30 April 2022
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA 
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA 
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30 April 2022
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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30 April 2022
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA 
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