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
Rhizomes of Yellow Woodsorrel
Stems
upright, weak, branching at base, sometimes node rooting
Growth Habit of Yellow Woodsorrel
Growth Habit of Yellow Woodsorrel
Leaves
alternate, compound; leaflets 3, heart-shaped, light green, hairy margins
Leaves of Yellow Woodsorrel
Flowers
5-petaled, yellow, long stalked; axillary clusters
Flowers of Yellow Woodsorrel
Seed Pods
cylindrical, pointed, flat sides, dehisces when mature
Seedpods of Yellow Woodsorrel
Seedpods of Yellow Woodsorrel