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All variants of this plant are also edible, the flowers and leaves having a sharp lemon flavour. [2] However, since the oxalic acid in the plant can interfere with the absorption of certain nutrients in the body, especially calcium, too much can be harmful. [3] Hardiness zones: 7 - 10; Heat zones: 8 - 9; Climate zones: 7 - 24; Lifecycle ...
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.
Oxalis polyphylla, the finger sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. [2] [3] It is native to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1] A geophyte with a bulb that is often gummy, it can reach 20 cm (8 in) in height, and is found growing both on rocky outcrops and in flat areas. [2]
Oxalis pes-caprae, commonly known as African wood-sorrel, Bermuda buttercup, Bermuda sorrel, buttercup oxalis, Cape sorrel, English weed, goat's-foot, sourgrass, soursob or soursop; Afrikaans: suring; Arabic: hommayda (حميضة), [2] is a species of tristylous yellow-flowering plant in the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae.
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]
Oxalis articulata, known as pink-sorrel, [1] pink wood sorrel, [2] windowbox wood-sorrel, chari amilo (Nepal), sourgrass, [3] netho (khatta) saag (India) [4] is a perennial plant species in the genus Oxalis native to temperate South America. [5] It has been introduced in Europe in gardens and is now naturalized in these areas.
Oxalis versicolor or candy cane sorrel is a species of flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae found in South Africa. [1] A bulbous perennial, it grows to 8–15 cm (3.1–5.9 in) forming a mound of fresh green leaves, each leaf composed of three elongated leaflets. In late summer and autumn, narrow white tubular buds form at the tip of ...
Oxalis alpina is a perennial herb that grows each year from an underground bulb, and can usually be found from July to September. [7] [8] Oxalis alpina is tetraploid. [3]Plants are conspicuous and can have 1-7 flowers which are arranged in an umbel inflorescence.