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sleeping beauty
Oxalis corniculata
30.6946, 76.8054
Field Notes
Description:
It is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing, herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It has a narrow, creeping stem that readily roots at the nodes. The trifoliate leaves are subdivided into three rounded leaflets.The fruit is a narrow, cylindrical capsule, 1 to 2 cm long and noteworthy for its explosive discharge of the contained, 1 mm long seeds.
Habitat:
This species is cosmopolitan in its distribution, and its place of origin is unknown, but it is considered an Old World plant. It is regarded as weed in gardens, agricultural fields, and lawns.
Notes:
The leaves of wood sorrel are quite edible, with a tangy taste of lemons. It is also known as creeping woodsorrel or procumbent yellow-sorrel.
Reference Links:
Oxalis corniculata - Wikipedia
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PublishedNovember 11, 2016
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