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Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
33.1517, -97.0179
Field Notes
Description:
Yellow woodsorrel leaves are divided into 3 heart-shaped leaflets, green to purplish in color, with long petioles attached to a weak, branching stem. Stems may be prostrate or erect up to 50 cm tall. Plants have a taproot, but some species spread by weak rhizomes. Flowers of yellow woodsorrel have 5 bright yellow petals and are about 2 cm wide. Flowers develop in clusters in an unequally branched umbel. Seed develops in a slender capsule 5 to 15 mm long with 5 ridges and a pointed tip. Mature seed scatter several feet when the capsule bursts.
Habitat:
Riparian meadow
Notes:
The leaves and flowers of the plant are sometimes added to salads for decoration and flavoring.
Reference Links:
Oxalis stricta
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedMarch 30, 2013
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