Oxalis acetosella
Also known as wood-sorrel, common wood-sorrel
species of plant
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Oxalis acetosella, commonly known as wood sorrel, is a small woodland plant with distinctive clover-like leaves and delicate flowers. It has been used traditionally in herbal medicine and cooking due to its tangy flavor, and remains of ecological interest as a common component of forest understories in temperate regions.
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Species
Oxalis acetosella
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyOxalidaceae
Native toAlbania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Corse
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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Oxalis acetosella, also known as wood-sorrel or common wood-sorrel, is a herbaceous rhizomatous flowering plant in the family Oxalidaceae. The specific epithet acetosella refers to its sour taste. The common name wood-sorrel is often used for other plants in the genus Oxalis.
In much of its range, most of Europe and parts of Asia, it is the only member of its genus and hence simply known as wood-sorrel. While 'common wood-sorrel' may be used to differentiate it from most other species, this name is also used for the North American Oxalis montana.