Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A diagram showing various parts of young O. stricta plants. All parts of the plant are edible, [5] with a distinct tangy flavor (common to all plants in the genus Oxalis). However, it should only be eaten in small quantities, since oxalic acid is an antinutrient and can inhibit the body's absorption supply of calcium. [7] Oxalis stricta ...
Oxalis (including: Lotoxalis, Sassia, Xanthoxalis) Sarcotheca The Oxalidaceae , or wood sorrel family, are a small family of five genera of herbaceous plants , shrubs and small trees , with the great majority of the 570 species [ 2 ] in the genus Oxalis (wood sorrels).
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Oxalis stricta; Oxalis tuberosa; Oxalis violacea; Oxyria digyna; P. Petromarula; Phoenix atlantica;
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]
This is a list of vegetables which are grown or harvested primarily for the consumption of their leafy parts, either raw or cooked. Many vegetables with leaves that are consumed in small quantities as a spice such as oregano , for medicinal purposes such as lime , or used in infusions such as tea , are not included in this list.
The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee, 2017 (including the 20th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the 6th Model List of Essential Medicines for Children). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl: 10665/259481. ISBN 978-92-4-121015-7. ISSN 0512-3054. WHO technical report series; no. 1006.
Common wood sorrel is a common name for two plants species in the genus Oxalis. Common wood sorrel may refer to: Oxalis acetosella, native to Europe and Asia; Oxalis montana, native to eastern North America; Oxalis stricta
Oxalis cernua is a less common synonym for this species. Some of the most common names for the plant reference its sour taste owing to oxalic acid present in its tissues. Indigenous to South Africa, the plant has become a pest plant in different parts of the world that is difficult to eradicate because of how it propagates through underground ...