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Yellow Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis stricta)
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Other common names: Sour Grass
Native
Family:
Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel)
Height: 0.5 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: May to
October
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Oil Creek Trail
Date: 6/22/2003
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Yellow Wood-Sorrel may be
easily confused with:
- Large Yellow Wood Sorrel
As the name implies, the difference is the size.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
