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Oxalis triangularis, commonly called false shamrock, is a species of perennial plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to several countries in southern South America . This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in USDA climate zones 8a–11, preferably in light shade.
A shamrock. A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. [1] The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover". [2]
Oxalis bowiei, Bowie's wood-sorrel, [1] [2] red-flower woodsorrel, [3] or Cape shamrock, is a plant from the genus Oxalis, which is native to what was Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It has also been naturalized in Australia.
The shamrock carries religious ties, while the four-leaf clover is considered a sign of luck due to its exceeding rarity. In fact, around one out of 10,000 clovers have four leaves.
Parochetus communis, known in English as shamrock pea or blue oxalis, [1] is a species of legume, and the only species in the genus Parochetus and in the subtribe Parochetinae. [6] It is a low-growing plant with blue papilionaceous flowers and clover -like leaves.
The common wood sorrel is sometimes referred to as a shamrock and given as a gift on Saint Patrick's Day. This is due to its trifoliate clover-like leaf, and to early references to shamrock being eaten. Despite this, it is generally accepted that the plant described as "true" shamrock is a species of clover, usually lesser clover (Trifolium ...
Oxalis (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə l ɪ s / (American English) [1] or / ɒ k s ˈ ɑː l ɪ s / (British English)) [2] is a large genus of flowering plants in the wood-sorrel family, Oxalidaceae, comprising over 550 species. [3]
Shamrock, the traditional Irish symbol, which according to legend was coined by Saint Patrick for the Holy Trinity, is commonly associated with clover, although alternatively sometimes with the various species within the genus Oxalis, which are also trifoliate. [13] Clovers occasionally have four leaflets, instead of the usual three.