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'''Common Wood-sorrel''' is a plant from the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', common in most of [[Europe]] and parts of [[Asia]]. The [[binomial name]] is ''Oxalis acetosella'', because of its sour taste. In much of its range it is the only member of its [[genus]] and hence simply known as "the" '''wood-sorrel'''. The plant has heart-shaped [[leaf|leaves]], folded through the middle, that occur in groups of three atop a reddish brown stalk. It flowers for a few months during the spring, with small white [[flower]]s with pink streaks. Red or violet flowers also occur rarely.During the night or when it rains both flowers and leaves contract. The leaves are edible, but contain [[oxalic acid]] which is slightly [[toxic]] as it interferes with food [[digestion]]. The "Common wood sorrel" of [[North America]] is ''[[Oxalis montana]]'', found from [[New England]] and [[Nova Scotia]] to [[Wisconsin]] and [[Manitoba]] and more unambiguously known as [[Mountain Wood-sorrel]]. It is similar to the species described above, but the petals are noticeably notched. It is called '''sours''' in the Northeast US. The common wood sorrel is sometimes referred to as a [[shamrock]] (due to its three-leaf [[clover]]-like motif) and given as a gift on [[St. Patrick's Day]]. {{Inc| Oxalis acetosella, Linn. Scarcely half as large in its various dimensions, otherwise very similar. E. U.S. and Eu.—Often taken for the shamrock, lake the preceding, used sparingly in rockeries. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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