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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 species (woodsorrels) of the Oxalidaceae, namely: Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel) Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda-buttercup) Oxalis grandis (large yellow woodsorrel) Oxalis montana (mountain woodsorrel) Oxalis stricta (yellow woodsorrel) Rumex acetosella (sorrel) of the Polygonaceae
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 ...
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
In the past, it was a practice to extract crystals of calcium oxalate for use in treating diseases and as a salt called sal acetosella or "sorrel salt" (also known as "salt of lemon"). Growing oca tuber root caps are covered in a fluorescent slush rich in harmaline and harmine which apparently suppresses pests. [10]
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).
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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 priceae (tufted yellow woodsorrel) Oxalis stricta (common yellow woodsorrel), an erect species with nude fruits; Oxalis suksdorfii (western yellow ...