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Oxalis stricta, showing seed pods. The leaves and flowers of the plant are sometimes added to salads for decoration and flavoring. These can also be chewed raw (along with other parts of the plant, but not the root) as a thirst-quencher. [5] The green pods are pleasant raw, having a juicy crisp texture and a tartness similar to rhubarb in flavor.
Oxalis flowers range in colour from whites to yellow, peaches, pink, or multi-coloured flowers. [11] Some varieties have double flowers, for example the double form of O. compressus. Some varieties are grown for their foliage, such as the dark purple-leaved O. triangularis.
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).
Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel [2] or sleeping beauty, is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is a small creeping type of woodsorrel that tends to grow well in moist climates. [ 3 ]
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 ...
The following species in the flowering plant genus Oxalis, many of which are called wood sorrels, wood‑sorrels or woodsorrels, false shamrocks, and sourgrasses, are recognised by Plants of the World Online: [1] [2]
Yellow woodsorrel may refer to any member of the woodsorrel genus with yellow flowers (also called "yellow-sorrels"), but especially: Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel), a low-lying species; Oxalis dillenii (southern yellow woodsorrel), an erect species with hairy fruits; Oxalis grandis (large yellow woodsorrel)
Oxalis corniculata: Creeping woodsorrel [208] Oxalis deppei: Iron Cross: Popular as a vegetable in Mexico for its sharp, lemony taste [209] Oxalis oregana: Redwood sorrel [210] Oxalis stricta: Common yellow woodsorrel [211] Oxalis tuberosa: Oca [212] [213] Oxalis violacea [214] Oxyria digyna: Mountain sorrel [215] Pachira aquatica: Money tree ...