Sorrel, Rumex acetosa, is a perennial herb cultivated as a leaf vegetable. Sorrel may also refer to: Plants Averrhoa bilimbi or tree sorrel, a fruit-bearing tree Oxalidaceae, family of plants known as the woodsorrel family Oxalis, largest genus in the Oxalidaceae, known as woodsorrels, particularly: Oxalis enneaphylla, scurvy-grass sorrel Oxalis oregana, redwood sorrel Oxyria digyna, alpine sorrel or mountain sorrel Roselle (plant) (Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as Jamaican sorrel, and in the Caribbean simply as "sorrel" Rumex, genus of plants containing species known as sorrels, particularly: Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel Rumex scutatus, French sorrel Sourwood or sorrel tree (Oxydendrum arboreum), a tree native to North America People Sorrel, a male character in the animated film Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Sorrel Carson (1920–2005), Irish actress, director, and teacher who formed the Academy of Live and Recorded Art in London Sorrel Hays (1941-2020), a female American pianist, composer, and artist Sorel Bliss, a character in Noël Coward’s play Hay Fever (1924) Other uses Sorrel, Louisiana, United States, a census-designated place Sorrel (drink) or hibiscus tea, a herbal tea infusion popular in Jamaica Sorrel (horse), an alternative term for a reddish-colored horse, more often known as "chestnut" Old Sorrel (foaled 1915), America Quarter Horse stallion Moxley Sorrel (1838–1901), American Civil War soldier Hetty Sorrel, fictional character in George Eliot's novel Adam Bede Heliophorus sena or sorrel sapphire, Indian butterfly USS Sorrel (1864), American navy ship See also Rosalie Sorrels (1933-2017), American singer-songwriter Sorel (disambiguation) Sorell (disambiguation) Sorrell (disambiguation) Sea sorrel (disambiguation) Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists English feminine given names English unisex given names