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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 (/ 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]
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 ...
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]
The flower may be white to pink or purple-red. Like a number of other oxalis species, O. purpurea is considered a weed in many places, including southern Australia (eastern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania), the south-eastern and southern parts of South Australia, and in the south-western and western parts of Western Australia. [1]
Several cultivars of Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola are available, including: [5] O. spiralis subsp. vulcanicola 'Aureus' – bright yellow-green foliage; O. spiralis subsp. vulcanicola 'Molten Lava' – bright yellow-green and copper-red foliage; O. spiralis subsp. vulcanicola 'Zinfandel' – dark purple, nearly black foliage