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Woodsorrel

Oxalis albicans ssp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Purple, three-leaved plant with yellow flowers. New leaves are red and folded.

Habitat:

Growing in strawberry patch and inside hollowed railroad tie.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KristalWatrous
While the leaves look clover-ish this is actually a wood-sorrel in the genus Oxalis. The flowers are distinctly non-clover. There are a lot of Oxalis species: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis.

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Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
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Flowers of North America
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Southern California Wildlife

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PublishedOctober 12, 2011

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