Oxalis stricta

Common Name: 

yellow woodsorrel, oxalis, sourgrass

Scientific Name: 

Oxalis stricta L.

Family Name: 

Oxalidaceae - Woodsorrel Family

Identification Notes

Life Cycle

native annual (weak perennial), reproducing by seed and rhizomes

Stems

upright, weak, branching at base, sometimes node rooting

Leaves

alternate, compound; leaflets 3, heart-shaped, light green, hairy margins

Flowers

5-petaled, yellow, long stalked; axillary clusters

Seed Pods

cylindrical, pointed, flat sides, dehisces when mature