Yellow Wood-sorrel

Yellow Wood-sorrel

Yellow Wood-sorrel Oxalis europaea is a perennial plant that grows up from underground stems. It is a widespread weed that has clover-like leaves with three heart-shaped leaflets that are sometimes folded along their midribs. The flowers have five sepals and five yellow petals. A similar species Oxalis stricta has seedpods that are bent sharply upwards at the ends of their stalks. [CH] {GW}